John Needham's Double
Brief Synopsis
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Although he has been appointed to guard the fortune of young Thomas Creighton, the unscrupulous Lord John Needham decides to spend all of it after Tom runs away. Then, however, an announcement comes that Tom is returning, and that he plans to claim his money. Fearful of punishment, both from Tom a...
Cast & Crew
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Lois Weber
Director
[frederick] Tyrone Power
Lord John Needham/Joseph Norbury
Agnes Emerson
Aunt Kate
Frank Elliott
Parks
Walter Belasco
Dobbins
Frank Lanning
Cruet
Film Details
Release Date
Apr
10,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel John Needham's Double: A Novel by Joseph Hatton (New York, 1885).
Synopsis
Although he has been appointed to guard the fortune of young Thomas Creighton, the unscrupulous Lord John Needham decides to spend all of it after Tom runs away. Then, however, an announcement comes that Tom is returning, and that he plans to claim his money. Fearful of punishment, both from Tom and the authorities, John kills his cousin and exact double, Joseph Norbury, and takes Joseph's place, thereby making it seem as if the dead man is really John. Joseph's daughter, however, can tell the difference between the two men, and she eventually tricks John into revealing his true identity, after which, rather than face Thomas, John commits suicide.
Cast
[frederick] Tyrone Power
Lord John Needham/Joseph Norbury
Agnes Emerson
Aunt Kate
Frank Elliott
Parks
Walter Belasco
Dobbins
Frank Lanning
Cruet
Buster Emmons
Thomas Creighton
Marie Walcamp
Ellen Norbury
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
Apr
10,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Distribution Company
Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel John Needham's Double: A Novel by Joseph Hatton (New York, 1885).
