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The Voice on the Wire (1917)
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Action, Adventure, Crime

The Voice on the Wire (1917)

Passed

Action, Adventure, Crime

Episode 1: "The Oriental Death Punch" Alvin Van Cleft has a penchant for chorus girls, particularly Polly Marion. One night they leave a café and enter a taxi, closely watched by two muffled figures. As Van Cleft and the girl are riding ...See moreEpisode 1: "The Oriental Death Punch" Alvin Van Cleft has a penchant for chorus girls, particularly Polly Marion. One night they leave a café and enter a taxi, closely watched by two muffled figures. As Van Cleft and the girl are riding through the park Van Cleft falls into a stupor, a mysterious hand which seems to have no attachment to a body, enters the cab and kills Van Cleft. Later Howard, his son, is notified by a mysterious voice that his father has been murdered and is the third victim, two others interested in chorus girls having preceded him. Howard notifies John Shirley, interested in criminology, and Professor Montague, a prominent physician, and they, together with Cronin, head of a detective agency, start working on the case. Shirley arrives at the conclusion that Van Cleft was murdered by the Japanese death punch, Sen Si Yao, as he is telling this to his friends he receives a telephone message that Cronin is in Bellevue Hospital with a crushed skull and that Montague may be the fourth victim. Shirley visits Cronin, who tells how he was beaten by two chaps who had been in the same taxi with him. Shirley then receives a message that he will be the next victim if he does not stop meddling in others' affairs. The professor, to the surprise of Howard, disguises himself and goes out the back way; as he jumps over the wall he is attacked by two thugs, whom he overpowers and marches to the police station. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben F. Wilson John Shirley (as Ben Wilson) John Shirley (as Ben Wilson) See fewer	The Power God (1925)
Neva Gerber Polly Marion Polly Marion See fewer	The Voice from the Sky (1929)
Francis McDonald 'Red' Warren 'Red' Warren See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Joseph W. Girard Dr. Reynolds (as Joseph Girard) Dr. Reynolds (as Joseph Girard) See fewer	Captain Midnight (1942)
Nigel De Brulier Professor Duval Professor Duval See fewer	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Howard Crampton Captain Cronin Captain Cronin See fewer	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
William Canfield William Grimsby William Grimsby See fewer	Love Never Dies (1916)
William Quinn Emil LaRoux Emil LaRoux See fewer	Drugged Waters (1916)
Irene Hunt Mrs. Reynolds Mrs. Reynolds See fewer	Oliver Twist, Jr. (1921)
L.M. Wells Professor Montague Professor Montague See fewer	Graft (1915)
Frank MacQuarrie Alvin Van Cleft Alvin Van Cleft See fewer	The Black Box (1915)
Ernest Shields Howard Van Cleft Howard Van Cleft See fewer	The Greyhound Limited (1929)
Frank Tokunaga Actor Actor See fewer	Akai hi aoi hi (1929)
Hoot Gibson Actor (as Edward Gibson) Actor (as Edward Gibson) See fewer	The Horse Soldiers (1959)
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Lew Short Short (as Lou Short) Short (as Lou Short) See fewer	The Heart of Maryland (1927)
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Wadsworth Harris James Walsh James Walsh See fewer	Graft (1915)