The Master Mind
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Cast & Crew
Cecil B. Demille
Edmund Breese
Fred Montague
Jane Darwell
Dick La Reno
Harry Fisher
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Synopsis
As a child, Richard Allen is abducted by a disgruntled servant and reared as a thief. As an adult, Richard becomes a gentleman thief known as the Master Mind. He is reunited with his brother Henry, but their happiness is short-lived. After Henry kills a rival for his mistress, he is convicted and executed for murder. To avenge Henry's death, Richard persuades Lucine, a fellow crook known as "Three-Arm Fanny," to seduce and marry the prosecuting attorney at his brother's trial. Richard plans to kill the district attorney, but Fanny has fallen in love with her husband and persuades Richard to relent. After disbanding his gang, Richard disappears and the district attorney is elected governor.
Cast
Edmund Breese
Fred Montague
Jane Darwell
Dick La Reno
Harry Fisher
Mabel Van Buren
Richard La Strang
Monroe Salisbury
Billy Elmer
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Notes
Edmund Breese recreated the role of Richard Allen from the original Broadway production. Modern sources credit either Breese or Clara Beranger with scenario.
