| ~The Black Sheep of the Family~ 1916 |
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| ~Gilmore Hammond, Paul Byron and Cast~ |
| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
Although Kenneth Carmont (Jack Holt) and Esther Saunders (Francelia Billington), criminal Bert
Saunders' (Paul Byron) sister, love each other, Esther marries detective Elwood Collins (Gilmore
Hammond), who agrees to stop pursuing Bert if she accepts his proposal. One night, Kenneth and
Esther hide Bert, who has escaped from the police. The same night, Kenneth's father (C. Norman
Hammond) is murdered. The evidence implicates Kenneth, who cannot supply his whereabouts at the
time of the crime, as that would give away Bert. Esther cannot clear Kenneth for the same reason, and
because it would let her husband know that she was with her former sweetheart. A jury finds Kenneth
guilty, but after wrestling with her conscience, Esther tells the court that she was with Kenneth on the
night of the murder. The real killer confesses, and Elwood realizes that his wife is no longer interested
in Kenneth, but only wanted to help her brother.
Plot Synopsis from Afi.com
Saunders' (Paul Byron) sister, love each other, Esther marries detective Elwood Collins (Gilmore
Hammond), who agrees to stop pursuing Bert if she accepts his proposal. One night, Kenneth and
Esther hide Bert, who has escaped from the police. The same night, Kenneth's father (C. Norman
Hammond) is murdered. The evidence implicates Kenneth, who cannot supply his whereabouts at the
time of the crime, as that would give away Bert. Esther cannot clear Kenneth for the same reason, and
because it would let her husband know that she was with her former sweetheart. A jury finds Kenneth
guilty, but after wrestling with her conscience, Esther tells the court that she was with Kenneth on the
night of the murder. The real killer confesses, and Elwood realizes that his wife is no longer interested
in Kenneth, but only wanted to help her brother.
Plot Synopsis from Afi.com
| Directed by: Jay Hunt Written by: Frank Wiltermood Jay Hunt |
| ~Cast~ Francelia Billington ... Esther Saunders Jack Holt ... Kenneth Carmont Gilmore Hammond ... Elwood Collins Paul Byron ... Bert Saunders Mina Jeffreys ... Bertha Carmont C. Norman Hammond ... Madison Carmont Florence Hale ... Mrs. Carmont Hector Sarno ... Simon Hathaway William Musgrave ... Louis Dairymple |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Produced & Released by: Universal Film Manufacturing Company Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: October 23, 1916 |
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