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The Cross of Crime (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Cross of Crime (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Ernest Halstead, his wife, and their baby, Emily, are almost destitute in an eastern city. The man tries in vain to find work. Desperate at the thought of his starving wife and child, Halstead steals a sealed package of banknotes from an ...See moreErnest Halstead, his wife, and their baby, Emily, are almost destitute in an eastern city. The man tries in vain to find work. Desperate at the thought of his starving wife and child, Halstead steals a sealed package of banknotes from an express office. He eludes the pursuit of the police for a few minutes and hides the money. Later, however, he is captured and taken to the police station. He manages to slip a note to Leo Croft, a friend, telling Croft to find the hidden money and give it to Halstead's wife and also to tell her that he has hurriedly left for Alaska. Halstead gives the police the name of John Jones, determined that his wife and child shall never know of his crime. Croft, false, keeps the greater part of the money himself and also saves Halstead's note. Halstead is sent up and serves five years of a ten-year sentence in the penitentiary. The convicts revolt. Halstead saves the warden's life and as a result he is pardoned. Returning to his cottage. Halstead finds his wife dying and hears of Croft's action. With his motherless little daughter, Halstead goes west and starts anew in one of the cities of the Pacific Coast. Fifteen years pass. Halstead is now wealthy and retired, living at a handsome seaside home. His daughter is engaged to marry Gordon St. John, member of a proud and distinguished family. Then Croft, the only man who knows the connection between Halstead and Jones, the latter a jail bird, blows town as a tramp. Croft recognizes Halstead and proceeds to blackmail him. The strain is too much for Halstead's broken system. He dies, his last word being a solemn charge to Jenkins, his faithful old servant, to protect Emily from the blackmailer, Jenkins carries out his trust at the sacrifice of his own life, dragging Croft to death with him. The girl never knows that her father was a convict. St. John discovers the truth, but reveals the strength of his character in a convincing way. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Lee Shumway Ernest Halstead Ernest Halstead See fewer	Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
Louise Dunlap Halstead's Wife Halstead's Wife See fewer	Tess of the Storm Country (1914)
Dolly Larkin Emily - Halstead's Daughter Emily - Halstead's Daughter See fewer	The Labyrinth (1915)
George Routh Leo Croft - a False Friend Leo Croft - a False Friend See fewer	While the Children Slept (1913)
Melvin Mayo Jenkins - a Trusted Servant Jenkins - a Trusted Servant See fewer	The Death Warrant (1914)
Webster Campbell Gordon St. John (as W.W. Campbell) Gordon St. John (as W.W. Campbell) See fewer	The Single Track (1921)
Nellie Grant Actress Actress See fewer	Builders of Castles (1917)