The Burning Question


1919

Brief Synopsis

Mary Herder is the private secretary of the junior member of the New York contracting firm of Thompson and Collins. When she learns of a plot by the firm's foreman, a Bolshevist, to blow up a ship that Collins, who once rescued a worker from the foreman's violence and who is active against Bolshevi...

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1919
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Catholic Art Association, Inc.
Country
United States

Synopsis

Mary Herder is the private secretary of the junior member of the New York contracting firm of Thompson and Collins. When she learns of a plot by the firm's foreman, a Bolshevist, to blow up a ship that Collins, who once rescued a worker from the foreman's violence and who is active against Bolshevism, is visiting, she and her older brother Charles thwart the conspirators' plans. During the war, Charles is rescued by Collins, while the Knights of Columbus, under the Rev. Francis Kelly, help American boys. After the war, Charles, a victim of shell-shock, recovers when he holds his baby. Mary's younger brother Frank, a Secret Service man posing as a Bolshevist, learns of their plan to overthrow the government. After they suspect Frank and kidnap Mary and others, Frank and Collins, with members of his regiment, rescue them in the nick of time.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1919
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Catholic Art Association, Inc.
Country
United States

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This film was listed in the Kansas Censorship records for March-June 1920. Although the only other contemporary information located concerning the film comes from a plot synopsis included in the copyright descriptions, prints of the film have survived.