While Kate Bruce lies dying, her son, police officer Lionel Barrymore, is sent to deal with a robbery at Blanche Sweet's house. He discovers the thief is his brother, Harry Carey.
Although D.W. Griffith may have supervised this movie, by this time he had a couple of directors working under him; Frank Powell supervised comedies (replacing Mack Sennett, who had left the previous year to form Keystone; and Anthony O'Sullivan did many of the dramas. Although O'Sullivan would never be as interesting and innovative a director as Griffith, by this point, he did not have to be. With Biograph's cameramen and a cast like this one, even a lesser talent could do a lot.
It would not last.When Griffith left Biograph for his own company within the year, Biograph would eventually flounder and go under.
Although D.W. Griffith may have supervised this movie, by this time he had a couple of directors working under him; Frank Powell supervised comedies (replacing Mack Sennett, who had left the previous year to form Keystone; and Anthony O'Sullivan did many of the dramas. Although O'Sullivan would never be as interesting and innovative a director as Griffith, by this point, he did not have to be. With Biograph's cameramen and a cast like this one, even a lesser talent could do a lot.
It would not last.When Griffith left Biograph for his own company within the year, Biograph would eventually flounder and go under.
