The Man Who Would Not Die


1916

Brief Synopsis

A man seeks out an old friend and enters his home only to be sucked into an all-consuming malady that originates in the soul of a beautiful and treacherous woman.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 31, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Film Co.
Distribution Company
Mutual Film Corp.; A Mutual Star Production
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Loved by twin brothers, Ward and Clyde, Agnes marries Clyde who immediately begins squandering his wife's fortune. With funds running low, Clyde devises a plan to collect on his life insurance policy: he convinces Ward, who has never stopped loving Agnes and who is stricken with a terminal illness, to take his place, thereby making the insurance company believe that is Clyde who has died instead of Ward. Finding out about the plan, an angry Agnes manages to nurse Ward back to health, and falls in love with him during his convalescence. Then, Clyde hires Steve Mercer and Beth Taylor to murder Ward, but, growing impatient, he shoots his brother himself. When he goes to tell Steve and Beth that he no longer needs their help, they mistake him for Ward, and carrying out their instructions, kill him. Ward then recovers once again, after which he and Agnes are married.

Film Details

Release Date
Aug 31, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Film Co.
Distribution Company
Mutual Film Corp.; A Mutual Star Production
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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