The Evil Women Do (1916)
50 min
Paris vamp Ernestine Bergot, posing as wealthy Englishwoman Sarah Brandon, goes to work on aging Count Ville Handry after first warming up on Malgat, a banker whom she ruined. Ernestine convinces the count to marry her despite his daughter's strenuous objections and then gains complete control of his fortune. Her steady milking of his funds makes the count decide to kill himself, but just as he is about to do it, Malgat, who has managed to catch up with Ernestine, exposes her to the authorities. Then, instead of the count, it is Ernestine who commits suicide rather than submit to arrest. A lost film.
- Release date
- September 25, 1916
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Elsie Jane Wilson as Ernestine Bergot
- Elsie Jane Wilson as Sarah Brandon
- Francelia Billington as Henriette Ville Handry
- Rupert Julian as Count Ville Handry
- Hobart Henley as Daniel Champcey
- C. Norman Hammond as Sir Thomas Elgin
- Douglas Gerrard as Justin Chavessat
- Tom Lockhart as Chrochard
- Sydney Deane as Malgat
- Sydney Deane as Papa Ravinet
Crew
- Rupert Julian · Director
- Elliott J. Clawson · Writer
- Émile Gaboriau · Writer
- Stephen Rounds · Cinematographer