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The Cylinder's Secret (1912)
Short | Crime, Drama, Short

The Cylinder's Secret (1912)

Short | Crime, Drama, Short

Employed as secretary to Howard Abele, Marjorie Abbott attracts the attention of Sydney, her employer's son, who falls desperately in love with her. Mr. Abele is strenuously opposed to their marriage and he quarrels with his son. Marjorie ...See moreEmployed as secretary to Howard Abele, Marjorie Abbott attracts the attention of Sydney, her employer's son, who falls desperately in love with her. Mr. Abele is strenuously opposed to their marriage and he quarrels with his son. Marjorie has a half-brother, Dave, who is of an inventive turn of mind. Sydney has introduced him to Mr. Abele, who becomes interested in the young man and tries to promote a mechanical device which Marjorie's brother has submitted to him. The young fellow imagines that his benefactor is holding his invention and trying to get possession of it himself. He demands money from Mr. Abele. One day, just as Mr. Abele has started his dictograph to dictate a letter, Dave, Marjorie's brother, enters. He quarrels with the millionaire, and in passion, kills him. The dictograph has registered all that has passed between them and the threats of the murderer. Sydney Abele is arrested on suspicion of having killed his father. As his trial is progressing, Marjorie, who has read the record of the dictograph, brings the machine into court, and it gives the evidence which frees Sydney. Just as he has been acquitted, Dave, the guilty man, rushes into the court room and confesses his guilt. The great excitement of the moment and the strain of remorse has so devitalized his strength and affected his heart, he drops dead into the arms of an officer of the court. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Harry T. Morey Howard Johns, a Millionaire Howard Johns, a Millionaire See fewer	In Honor's Web (1919)
Tom Powers Richard Johns, Howard's Son Richard Johns, Howard's Son See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
George Cooper Dave (as George Healey) Dave (as George Healey) See fewer	The Unholy Night (1929)
Lillian Walker Nell Lane Nell Lane See fewer	Hearts and the Highway (1915)
Julia Swayne Gordon Nell's Mother Nell's Mother See fewer	My Lady's Slipper (1916)
Robert Gaillard Chief Detective Chief Detective See fewer	The Golden Pathway (1913)
James Morrison Actor Actor See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)