The Wall Street Mystery (1920)
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When the body of Wall Street broker Norman Temple is found dead in his office, the police arrest contractor James Borden for the crime on the testimony of Temple's secretary that Borden had threatened her employer over an unpaid note. Also under suspicion is Temple's Japanese valet, who quarreled with his employer the day before the murder. Tex, a detective, enters the case, following his own leads which prove the valet innocent. Tex finally deduces that Minkin, one of Temple's clerks, shot his employer when he interrupted the clerk robbing his safe. With Tex's revelation, Minkin's room is searched, the stolen bonds found and Borden is freed.
- Release date
- May 17, 1920
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Glen White as Tex
- Jane McAlpine as Mary Costello
- David Wall as Norman Temple
- Alexander F. Frank as James Borden
- Marie Treador as Mrs. Borden
- Joseph Striker as Tom Williams
- Leo Delaney as Minkin
- Augusta Perry as Temple's Housekeeper
- Charles E. Graham as Chief of Police
Crew
- Tom Collins · Director
- Pierce Kingsley · Writer