Short film
The Despoiler
1916 · 20 min
A grim, compact silent melodrama of greed and family ruin, watched at a remove through its lost-film haze.
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Bryant Washburn, Darwin Karr, Edward Arnold
- Overview
- Wealthy miner, Ben Cameron's son, Bruce, becomes the criminal "The Shadow" after being disinherited for spendthrift ways and theft. "The Shadow" attempts to extort money from Mary, Cameron's former love who is married to a struggling bookkeeper. Eventually he is shot and killed by his father, Ben, during a confrontation over the extortion attempt. In the end, Cameron collapses in grief, while Mary and her husband remain unaware of the dramatic events.
- How it feels
- Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Greed, crime, family, grief
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Bryant Washburn, Darwin Karr, Edward Arnold
