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Hands in the Dark (1917)
Short | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Hands in the Dark (1917)

Short | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Helen, daughter of Jonathan Brewer, came to speak to her father regarding her love affair, but before she could make herself heard the old man, a miserly sort of a person, believed she came to request more jewels, and so paid no attention ...See moreHelen, daughter of Jonathan Brewer, came to speak to her father regarding her love affair, but before she could make herself heard the old man, a miserly sort of a person, believed she came to request more jewels, and so paid no attention to her. A half hour before Howard, a clerk, and Helen's lover, had been sent from her father's house, accused of wanting to marry her for the possession of the jewels and coins, for which the old miser, in the neighborhood, was more hated than revered. But Brewer is not long left to rub together his thin fingers over his earthly possessions, for he is killed. Mutely accused by his cigarette case found in the room, Howard is arrested, then convicted, and the day for his execution is set. To the mountains with her aunt and butler Helen goes, and on the morning of the execution a forest fire routs them from their beds. The butler, acting suspiciously, arouses the girl, who follows him with a gun and, as the flames creep near, she sees him hastily dig up a bag filled with the precious stones. She covers the man with a gun and the rest comes easy. After a record run to the city and to the death chamber, the fire having broken all connections with the telephone to the city, Helen makes the trip, and she saves the life of her sweetheart. Written by Moving Picture World, September 1, 1917 See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
J. Warren Kerrigan Howard Howard See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
Edith Johnson Helen Brewer Helen Brewer See fewer	Fighting Fate (1921)
Edwin Wallock Jonathan Brewer - Helen's Father (as E.N. Wallack) Jonathan Brewer - Helen's Father (as E.N. Wallack) See fewer	Tammany's Tiger (1916)
Rex De Rosselli Butler Butler See fewer	Rescued by Wireless (1914)