Name: The Victim
Released: 1916
Cast: Valeska Suratt, Herbert Heyes, Claire Whitney, John Charles, Joseph Cranby

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Release Date

Dec 25, 1916

Premiere Information

not available

Production Company

Fox Film Corp.

Distribution Company

Fox Film Corp.

Country

United States

Synopsis

Ruth Merrill, unjustly accused of burglarizing a safe, is convicted and serves a jail sentence. After her release, she meets Edna, who lives with her brother, Dr. Richard Boulden. Ruth is destitute and is tempted to turn to theft, but instead she runs away and is injured in a fall. Dr. Boulden treats Ruth's injury, and the two fall in love and get married. Ruth's father, the true criminal in the safe case, is released from prison for another crime and discovers that Ruth has married a wealthy doctor. Merrill is followed by Higgins, a corrupt detective, who blackmails Ruth, knowing her past. In a fight between Higgins and Merrill, Higgins is accidentally killed, after which Merrill flees and Ruth is accused of the murder. While hiding in a barn, Merrill accidentally drops a lighted cigarette and is badly burned in the ensuing fire. Dr. Boulden treats Merrill, who then takes responsibility for his crimes so that Ruth can be set free.