The Fugitive


1916

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 13, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Thanhouser Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange, Inc.; Gold Rooster Plays
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

When Margery Carew and her widowed sister, Anna Prentice, find work in a brokerage firm, James Gray, the junior partner, falls in love with Margery, while his boss, William Cleves, does his best to seduce Anna. In fighting off William's advances, Anna kills him, but Margery, hoping to protect Anna's child, takes the blame and then escapes to the West, after which she gets married and begins a new life. Following a lengthy search, the police manage to track her down, but Margery still refuses to save herself by telling the truth about the murder, even though Anna and her child died several years before in a car crash. Finally, however, because he still loves her and because he has been stricken by a deadly disease that will kill him in a few months, James confesses to the murder, thereby freeing Margery to return to her husband.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 13, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Thanhouser Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange, Inc.; Gold Rooster Plays
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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