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  • At the Risk of His Life (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama, Thriller
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At the Risk of His Life (1914)
Short | Short, Drama, Thriller

Dick Mason is a counterfeiter. His confederates, one of whom is an elderly engraver, are working on a set of plates from which to produce counterfeit money. When the plate is half finished the old engraver dies of heart failure. Andrew ...See moreDick Mason is a counterfeiter. His confederates, one of whom is an elderly engraver, are working on a set of plates from which to produce counterfeit money. When the plate is half finished the old engraver dies of heart failure. Andrew Forbes, an expert engraver in a nearby city, lives with his mother and sister Alice. Being out of work, he applies to the counterfeiters for a position. They engage him. But he refuses to become a criminal. They lock him up and starve him into apparent submission, so that he goes to work on the uncompleted plate. His mother and sister become alarmed at his absence and engage John Tait. a young detective, to find him. The counterfeiters, hotly pursued, try to blow up the cabin containing Forbes with dynamite which, however, is seized and thrown through the window by the detective. It blows up the bridge over which the counterfeiters are escaping. Tait wins Alice. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Wallace Clifton (as W.C. Clifton)
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Sep 19, 1914 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Santschi
John Tait John Tait   See fewer
Bessie Eyton
Alice Forbes - Andrew's Sister Alice Forbes - Andrew's Sister   See fewer
Roy Watson
Andrew Forbes Andrew Forbes   See fewer
Helen Castle
Mrs. Forbes - Andrew's Mother Mrs. Forbes - Andrew's Mother   See fewer
Harry Lonsdale
Dick Mason - the Counterfeiter Dick Mason - the Counterfeiter   See fewer
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