The Bar Sinister
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Edgar Lewis
Preston Rollow
Mary Doyle
William Anderson
Florence St. Leonard
Hedda Nova
Film Details
Synopsis
Lindy, the wife of a black man whose death resulted from the cruelty of his employer, Colonel George Stilliter, kidnaps the colonel's daughter and with her own child, escapes to another part of the South. Fifteen years later, Belle lives in a small town with Lindy, and though the latter insists that she is her daughter, it is difficult for Belle to believe that she is black, and she rebels against the thought. Mulatto Ben Swift falls in love with Belle, but she loves Page Warren, a white man who hates blacks. Belle attempts to hide her origins from Page, but when he discovers that she is part black, he spurns her. Belle's instincts are finally proved correct when Lindy confesses that Belle is of white blood and the daughter of a distinguished man.
Director
Edgar Lewis
Cast
Preston Rollow
Mary Doyle
William Anderson
Florence St. Leonard
Hedda Nova
Mitchell Lewis
Frank Reilly
George Dangerfield
J. R. Chamberlin
Victor Sutherland
Jules Cowles
W. J. Gross
William A. Williams
Mack Wright
Crew
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Notes
This was the first film made by Edgar Lewis Productions. Frank G. Hall obtained the world rights. A private showing was given in New York on April 18, 1917.
