Who Knows?


1917

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bernstein Film Productions
Distribution Company
State Rights
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Who Knows?" by Ethel Dorrance, James Dorrance in All-Story Weekly (5 Aug-26 Aug 1916).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6 reels

Synopsis

When county treasurer Dr. Raymond Pratt loses the money in his care to political robbers, he disappears after leaving a note for his friend Tom Hammond saying that he will not return until he has replaced all of the money. Hammond replenishes the treasury out of his own pocket and dies in the poorhouse, without Pratt knowing that his disgrace was never made public. Years later, Hammond's nephew, Dr. Thomas Rawn, is sent West to investigate a mysterious disease called the Blue Death on the Quien Sabe ranch, owned by Pratt, who now poses as Hank Weaver. Thomas falls in love with Weaver's daughter Jenny but she resists his affection, thinking that he is a spy for a rival ranch, until he saves her from the Blue Death. In the end, Weaver discovers that he is not in disgrace and accepts an important post in Washington where Jenny and Thomas realize their love for each other.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bernstein Film Productions
Distribution Company
State Rights
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Who Knows?" by Ethel Dorrance, James Dorrance in All-Story Weekly (5 Aug-26 Aug 1916).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
6 reels

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Notes

This was the first film made by Bernstein Film Productions. Some sources list its length as seven reels. The film was listed in release charts in December 1917 as a state rights release of Oro Pictures Corp.