The Girl and the Crisis (1917)
A Gripping Political Drama of Graft, Intrigue, Plot and Counter-Plot
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Lieut. Governor Oliver Barnitz accedes to the governorship when his predecessor, failing to call out the militia during a riot at the Wilmot plant, is shot and killed by terrorist Oliver Poole. Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to commute the assassin's death sentence, Barnitz falls into a troubled sleep and dreams of being forced to cast judgment on his father in a similar position.
- Release date
- February 26, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Dorothy Davenport as Ellen Wilmot
- Charles Perley as Oliver Barnitz
- Harry Holden as Jacob Wilmot
- William V. Mong as The Honorable Peter Barnitz
- Alfred Hollingsworth as David Houston
- Forrest Seabury as John
Crew
- William V. Mong · Director
- William V. Mong · Writer
- Gus Peterson · Cinematographer