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The Hidden Face (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

The Hidden Face (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Little does Rev. Martin Preston know when he falls in love with pretty Helen Claude that he must ask her hand of her uncle, Francis Claude, the candidate for congress. Preston is a foundling, and upon that fact Claude bases his refusal ...See moreLittle does Rev. Martin Preston know when he falls in love with pretty Helen Claude that he must ask her hand of her uncle, Francis Claude, the candidate for congress. Preston is a foundling, and upon that fact Claude bases his refusal when he visits the village where Helen has been visiting. The whole village is talking of the affair, as it even divides attention with the great murder mystery. Judge Green has been murdered. Joe Trimmer, the miller, has been accused and convicted on circumstantial evidence. Mrs. Royal, keeper of the village inn, is extremely friendly with the young minister, and tells him that she will see that Francis Claude gives his consent. She reveals herself to the politician as Grace Goodman, the girl he had deserted in his youth. Mrs. Royal has a daughter about to marry Tom Carroll, a quick tempered young man of the village. To secure Claude's consent, Mrs. Royal reveals to him that Martin Preston is their child, born after he had left her promising to return and marry her. Claude is overcome by this confession. Not only does he write a note to his niece, who has returned to the city, giving his consent, but he also indicates in it that he wishes Preston to inherit his property. He also secretly gives a sum of money to Tom Carroll, since he is about to marry Mrs. Royal's daughter. That very night Claude is murdered in the same manner that Judge Green met his death, being stabbed by an assailant with his face hidden who reaches through the curtains at the window. Mrs. Royal enters the room at this moment, rushes to the window, and sees the minister on the lawn. Immediately she thinks of him as the murderer, seeking vengeance upon his recreant father. She determines to keep the secret, but the struggle is doubly hard since the man her daughter is to marry is accused. The circumstantial evidence is the money Claude gave him secretly just before his death. Even the new residents in the village are wrought up over the affair. Led by Jerry Drake a pleasing fellow who spends his time at the inn, indignation runs high. Finally suspicion even points toward the minister as a party to the crime. Preston is arrested. His mother watches the detectives who have invaded Preston's home. While doing so she sees a muffled figure visiting a dry well and concealing a package. The man is extremely like her son, whom she thinks guilty of murder. She man accosts him, and the grapples with her. Screaming for help, detectives run from the minister's home upon hearing her cries. They seize the man whom they find is Jerry Drake. Evidence of the several murders is found upon him. He is led off to prison. The innocent men are released, and soon wedding bells ring for the two happy pairs. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry W. Pemberton Francis Claude Francis Claude See fewer	The Dead Line (1920)
Iva Shepard Grace Goodman / Mrs. Royal Grace Goodman / Mrs. Royal See fewer	While the Children Slept (1913)
Mabel E. Treneer May Royal May Royal See fewer	The Hidden Face (1916)
John Reinhardt Tom Carroll (as John Reinhardt) Tom Carroll (as John Reinhardt) See fewer	Feathertop (1916)
Alexander Gaden Reverend Martin Preston Reverend Martin Preston See fewer	The Skull (1914)
Lucile Taft Helen Claude Helen Claude See fewer	The Idol of the Stage (1916)
James Levering Judge Green Judge Green See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Miles McCarthy Jerry Drake (as Myles McCarthy) Jerry Drake (as Myles McCarthy) See fewer	Midnight Secrets (1924)
Fritz Orlamond Dr. Jordan Dr. Jordan See fewer	The Amateur Iceman (1912)
Charles W. Travis Middleton Middleton See fewer	The Quality of Faith (1916)
J. Gunnis Davis Harris (as James Davis) Harris (as James Davis) See fewer	Chastity (1923)
Albert Macklin Joe Trimmer Joe Trimmer See fewer	The Drifter (1916)