The Scales of Justice
Cast & Crew
Thomas N. Heffron
Paul Mcallister
Jane Fearnley
Harold Lockwood
Hal Clarendon
Mark Price
Film Details
Synopsis
District attorney Robert Darrow loves Edith Russell Dexter, a young widow. Edith's wealthy grandfather, Judge Philip Russell, wants her to marry his business manager, Walter Elliot, who actually has been embezzling from Russell's company. When, at a garden party, Edith and the judge fight over her attentions to Robert, Elliot and a maid mistakenly think that Edith is threatening him. That night, the judge is murdered and Edith is the prime suspect until old horse thief Bill Crump is found hiding on the property. Later, when Edith rejects Elliot, he hires a private detective to plant false evidence against her. While Edith is in jail, Bill is befriended by Edith's little daughter Alice. During the trial, when Robert breaks down and cannot cross-examine Edith, Bill comes forward to say that he saw the real murderer during a robbery. In the end, Bill willingly goes to jail, and Robert and Edith are free to marry.
Director
Thomas N. Heffron
Cast
Paul Mcallister
Jane Fearnley
Harold Lockwood
Hal Clarendon
Mark Price
Catherine Lee
Mary Blackburn
Beatrice Moreland
Daniel Jarrett
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Notes
The author of the play is called John Rinehart in some sources. This film was shot on location in Newburgh, NY. It is unrelated to a Selig Polyscope Co. 1913 film of the same title.
