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The Power of the Press (1914)
Short | 40 min | Short, Drama

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The Power of the Press (1914)

Short | 40 min | Short, Drama

An innocent man, serving a sentence of five years in prison through the perjured testimony of the real criminal, Steve Carson, foreman of a shipyard, strikes up a warm friendship with his cellmate, Harold Norwood, a defaulting paying ...See moreAn innocent man, serving a sentence of five years in prison through the perjured testimony of the real criminal, Steve Carson, foreman of a shipyard, strikes up a warm friendship with his cellmate, Harold Norwood, a defaulting paying teller. No less strange than their friendship is the befriending of Steve's wife, Annie, by Julia Seymour, prima donna, who is Norwood's wife. As a reward of good behavior, the men are released on Christmas morning. Annie is bewildered by the receipt of a bank book which shows that large deposits of gold have been made in her name and that of her sister, Mary, by their uncle, George Hosford, who, dying in Alaska, has entrusted the book to Joe Hawes, a fellow prospector. Hawes, coming to New York, has met Turner Morgan, Steve's predecessor as foreman of the shipyard, who bears Carson a lasting grudge and has fastened upon him the crime for which he was imprisoned. Morgan has tried to get the money, failed and lost the book. Anstey, a cub reporter on a daily paper, gets wind of the case and by clever work discovers the truth. In his big story, through "the power of the press," Steve is vindicated, and Morgan's infamy bared to the world after his counterfeiting den is raided by the police. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Lionel Barrymore Steve Carson Steve Carson See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
William Russell Turner Morgan Turner Morgan See fewer	The Roof Tree (1921)
Vivian Prescott Annie Hosford Carson Annie Hosford Carson See fewer	The Open Road (1912)
Betty Gray Mary Hosford Mary Hosford See fewer	His Last Dollar (1914)
Mrs. A.C. Marston Mrs. Harold Norwood aka Julia Seymour (as A.C. Marston) Mrs. Harold Norwood aka Julia Seymour (as A.C. Marston) See fewer	The Millionaire Baby (1915)
Charles E. Graham Joe Hawes Joe Hawes See fewer	The Headless Horseman (1922)
Hector V. Sarno Harold Norwood Harold Norwood See fewer	Martin Chuzzlewit (1914)
Alan Hale Sam Freeborn Sam Freeborn See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
William Jefferson Antsey - Cub Reporter Antsey - Cub Reporter See fewer	Wanted by the Police (1913)
Mrs. Lawrence Marston Undetermined Secondary Role Undetermined Secondary Role See fewer	The Woman in Black (I) (1914)
W.C. Robinson Policeman Policeman See fewer	The Wooing of Alice (1912)
Sidney D'Albrook Undetermined Role Undetermined Role See fewer	The Dancer's Peril (1917)