The Master Hand (1915)
James Rallston, facing financial hardship, marries a wealthy invalid widow with a daughter, Jean, and plots to control her fortune. He orchestrates her confinement in a sanitarium by drugging her and falsely claiming she is insane, with the help of a conniving doctor and sanitarium keeper. Fifteen years later, Rallston has lost Jean's fortune through speculation and seeks help from John Bigelow to recover it, offering Jean as a reward. Bigelow, suspicious of Rallston, discovers the truth about the widow and Jean's father, and rescues the widow from the sanitarium.
Director:
Harley Knoles
Writer:
Carroll Fleming
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Nat C. Goodwin as John Bigelow |
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Theodore Babcock as James Rallston |
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Julia Stuart as Mrs. Rallston |
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Florence Malone as Jean Rallston |
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Clarissa Selwynne as Dr. Lane |
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Katherine Lee as Dot |
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Madge Evans as Jean as a Child |
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Kittens Reichert as Child |
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Carroll Fleming as Ed Pembroke |
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Alex Calvert as Dr. Garside |
| Directing | Harley Knoles | Director |
| Writing | Carroll Fleming | Screenplay |
| Writing | Harley Knoles | Scenario Writer |
| Camera | Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Arthur Edeson | Assistant Director |