The Whirlpool


1918

Film Details

Release Date
Jun 30, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Whirlpool by Victoria Morton (New York, 1916).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Seeking to impress the beautiful Bella Cavallo, whose stepfather Ferris forces her to act as a decoy in his Tenderloin gambling establishment, Richard Brettner commits a minor robbery. Judge Reverton pardons the lovestruck young man but regrets his decision when Richard is arrested for murder. Through his physician, Dr. Comyns, the judge meets Bella and soon makes her his wife. The doctor, however, tells Reverton about Bella's profession, thereby causing him to distrust his new wife. Reverton returns home to find Bella planning a night meeting with Arthur Hallam, the murdered man's nephew. Expecting the worst, the judge soon realizes that Bella plotted only to beguile Arthur into a confession that he, and not Richard, committed the murder. Richard is released and the married couple is reunited.

Film Details

Release Date
Jun 30, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Whirlpool by Victoria Morton (New York, 1916).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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