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Crime
Joan Creighton had borrowed money from moneylender Philip Gaylor. Following the discovery of her body in a river, Gaylor is found murdered. Her husband Gerald is suspected of the crime, but the actual solution of the mystery is a surprise.
Crime, silent film
Crime
A detective goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of criminals.
Crime
John Armytage returns home unexpectedly and finds Clive Wilson, one of his wife Diana's former lovers, in her bedroom. In a jealous rage he attacks and accidentally kills Wilson, and is subsequently arrested and charged with murder. When he refuses to defend his actions, Diana saves him from hanging by falsely claiming, under oath, that she was having an affaire with Wilson.
Crime
Crime
Crime, silent film
Crime, Drama
A disgraced lawyer ends up working for a gang of share-pushers. He becomes outraged when he discovers that they are scamming his son's prospective father-in-law and eventually unmasks the villains with the help of the police.
Crime
Wealthy young Englishman Gilbert Vaughan, recovering from an operation to restore his sight after blindness, meets and marries Pauline March. Knowing that there is something mysterious in her past, he neverthelss abides by the wishes of her uncle, Dr. Manuel, not to investigate.
Crime, Drama, silent film
Crime
As described in a film magazine, Old André Montreau (Lockney), who runs a little ferry across and down a large stream in the Canadian woods, is found seriously wounded by Bob McGuire (Desmond), a member of the Northwest Mounted Police, and an old-time friend of the guide and his daughter, Julie (Lorraine). Andre tells him that he does not know who his assailant was, but describes him as best he can. Later McGuire and Julie become engaged and the old man dies from the effects of the wounds.
Crime, Drama, silent film
Crime, silent film
Crime
Celia Stuart is married to businessman John, who neglects her. One night she is visited by Michael Turner, who loves her. They kiss but she immediately repents.
Crime
When Sir Hubert Warren dies, his will stipulates his estate to pass to his nephew Anthony. When Leonora Alloway steals the will, this leads to Warren's other nephew, Clyde, inheriting the estate. Burglar Mark Boyd obtains the will and sells it to crook Max Reeves, who auctions it to the highest bidder.
Crime, silent film
Crime, Drama
John Krause awakens from an extended coma with visions of his wife Jennifer. A flashback depicts Jennifer as a talented artist, working on a self-portrait. The doorbell rings at their apartment and, upon answering the door, John is pushed to the floor and shot by an unknown assailant.
Crime
Johnnie Lee, known as "Old Roses", spends his retirement growing roses in rural Devon. Local sweethearts Chris Morgan and Jenny Erroll, whose relationship is disapproved of by Chris's father, use Johnnie's home as a clandestine meeting place. Johnnie is fighting to keep his home, which is on land needed for a new road development.
Crime
Crime, Drama, Mysterie, Psychodrama, Psychological Thriller, TV Show
Four survivors of violent crimes form a dark web market dedicated to producing real-life revenge fantasies for justice-starved clients. They follow a strict code of an eye for an eye, ignoring their own compulsions for revenge and revealing themselves to the public.
Crime, Drama, silent film
Crime
Young ticket-of-leave man Lucky Fisher meets ex-chorus girl Lillian Waters, who intends to steal a valuable necklace from her society fiancé Sir Richard Groves, and forces her to take him on as her partner in crime. They steal the necklace and then decide to repent and quietly return it, leaving no-one the wiser.
Crime, silent film
A ruined stockbroker is blamed for killing the crooked financier who lured his wife.
Crime
Reformed crook Stephen Nicholson is secretly working for the police to help them solve a murder. Kit Dundas, secretary to solicitor Kenneth Waring, believes that Nicholson himself is the murderer, having confused him with his double, Raybourn, whom she had seen leaving the crime scene. The culprit turns out to be Waring.