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The Marionettes (1917)
Short | Short, Drama

The Marionettes (1917)

Short | Short, Drama

Dr. James, posing as a respectable physician while he works as a burglar, has made a haul. On his way home he is led to a house where a physician is required and finds Chandler unconscious, suffering from heart trouble. Mrs. Chandler is ...See moreDr. James, posing as a respectable physician while he works as a burglar, has made a haul. On his way home he is led to a house where a physician is required and finds Chandler unconscious, suffering from heart trouble. Mrs. Chandler is starving and suffering from the effects of a blow her husband struck her. Chandler recovers consciousness long enough to mutter something about money. Mrs. Chandler faints and is carried to another room. Dr. James, with the same nitroglycerin and syringe he used to blow up the safe, gives Chandler an infection, knowing it will kill him, but that the man's faculties will be temporarily stimulated long enough to disclose the whereabouts of the money. Chandler rallies and indicates a safe in the corner of the room. Dr. James picks the lock, but the safe is empty. Chandler tells him that he lost the money gambling. He reviles the doctor for being a burglar. The Doctor taunts back that he never struck a woman. The two regard each other scornfully until Chandler dies. Mrs. Chandler is brought in and Dr. James learns of her pitiful condition. He leaves his share of the booty on the table, telling her it was her husband's last bequest. She forgives her husband and Dr. James quietly takes his departure. See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
J. Frank Glendon Charles Spencer James, M.D. Charles Spencer James, M.D. See fewer	Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
Frank Hall Crane Mr. Chandler (as Frank Crane) Mr. Chandler (as Frank Crane) See fewer	The Stolen Voice (1915)
Mildred Manning Mrs. Chandler Mrs. Chandler See fewer	While Paris Sleeps (1923)
Thomas Murphy Mammy Mammy See fewer	The Marionettes (1917)