The Wrongdoers

Summary Philanthropical druggist Daniel Abbott, occasionally robs the rich to take care of the poor, goes to court with his young ward, Jimmy Nolan. In the courtroom Daniel meets Mrs. Warren, who, despondent over her inability to care for a newborn baby, has been charged with attempted suicide. Daniel takes mother and daughter under his wing, watching with pride as the girl, Helen, and his ward, Jimmy, grow to a tender adolescence. Sylvester Doane, a tenement owner, falls in love with Helen, and Daniel makes plans to rob him. Jimmy learns with shock of the plans and goes to Doane's apartment to prevent the robbery. Jimmy takes the gems to forestall his father, but he is found with them in his possession and put in jail. Daniel kills Doane and is himself shot. Jimmy is released from jail, and he and Helen are married. View more details

The Wrongdoers

Directed : Hugh Dierker

Written : John W. Krafft Lewis Allen Browne

Stars : Lionel Barrymore Henry Hull Anne Cornwall Henry Sedley

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Genres : Drama

Release date : Aug 4, 1925

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Production companies : MacFadden True Story Pictures

Summary Philanthropical druggist Daniel Abbott, occasionally robs the rich to take care of the poor, goes to court with his young ward, Jimmy Nolan. In the courtroom Daniel meets Mrs. Warren, who, despondent over her inability to care for a newborn baby, has been charged with attempted suicide. Daniel takes mother and daughter under his wing, watching with pride as the girl, Helen, and his ward, Jimmy, grow to a tender adolescence. Sylvester Doane, a tenement owner, falls in love with Helen, and Daniel makes plans to rob him. Jimmy learns with shock of the plans and goes to Doane's apartment to prevent the robbery. Jimmy takes the gems to forestall his father, but he is found with them in his possession and put in jail. Daniel kills Doane and is himself shot. Jimmy is released from jail, and he and Helen are married. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Aug 4, 1925

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English None

Production companies : MacFadden True Story Pictures

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