The House of the Tolling Bell
Cast & Crew
J. Stuart Blackton
May Mcavoy
Bruce Gordon
Morgan Thorpe
Edward Elkas
Eulalie Jenson
Film Details
Synopsis
According to the will of old Anthony Cole, his heir must live for one year in the spooky residence known as "the house of the tolling bell." The dread of the house and the superstitions enshrouding it are so great that only two people consent to undergo the ordeal. They are Cole's grandson Richard Steele, who had been disinherited when his mother ran away with a dance teacher, and Lucy Atherton. Jules La Rocque, a distant relative, plots to obtain both Lucy and the Cole millions. One night, La Rocque storms the house but is thwarted in his plan when Anthony Cole arises from his hiding place in the cupola of the house where his body had lain in state. Cole announces that the challenge had been a test of virtue and that Lucy and Richard emerged victorious. Thus reinstated as Cole's heir, Richard marries Lucy.
Director
J. Stuart Blackton
Cast
May Mcavoy
Bruce Gordon
Morgan Thorpe
Edward Elkas
Eulalie Jenson
William R. Dunn
Edna Young
William Jenkins
Film Details
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Notes
An early production news item lists the following additional cast members: Louis Dean, Herbert Fayjans and Nick Marsacca. William R. Dunn, who played the role of "Jules La Roque," was the studio manager of Blackton's company.
