The Social Highwayman (1916)
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Curtis Jaffray's mother, an Italian peasant, must steal to support herself, but genetic tendencies as well as economic necessity contribute to her penchant for robbery, as it is inherited by her son. After John, his British nobleman father, catches him stealing, Curtis runs away, but rather than try to change his nature, he decides to put his mother's legacy to good use. As a result, after he has risen to a prominent position in the United States, he starts stealing from those who belong to his own wealthy social set and then distributing the money among the poor.
- Release date
- April 17, 1916
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Edwin August as John Jaffray
- Edwin August as Curtis Jaffray
- John St. Polis as Hanby
- Ormi Hawley as Countess Rossi
- Alice Claire Elliott as Eleanore Hilton
- Noah Beery as Hugh Jaffray
Crew
- Edwin August · Director
- Frances Marion · Writer
- Mary Stone · Writer