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  • The Ghost Breaker (1914)
  • 60 min | Adventure, Horror
The Ghost Breaker (1914)
60 min | Adventure, Horror

The treasure of the Aragon family has never been found or any trace of it, until one day, while Princess Maria Theresa is looking over her jewels, she drops the casket and a secret compartment flies open, disclosing an old parchment which ...See moreThe treasure of the Aragon family has never been found or any trace of it, until one day, while Princess Maria Theresa is looking over her jewels, she drops the casket and a secret compartment flies open, disclosing an old parchment which tells of a locket that contains the diagram describing the location. The Princess goes for the locket and finds it has been stolen. Carmencita, her maid, has stolen it and, being jealous of her rival, Juanita, for Jose's affections, has sold it to Gaines, an American art collector. Juanita, during a fit of jealousy, stabs Carmencita, and Carmencita, on her death bed, tells the Princess and her brother she sold the locket. The Duke D'Alva overhears the conversation and starts in search of it, as does the Princess and her brother. In a southern town a feud has existed between the Jarvis and Markam families, and Markam kills Judge Jarvis. Warren Jarvis, his son, follows Markam to New York. Markam goes along the street and sees the locket brought from Spain by Gaines, the collector, and buys it. The Princess enters and finds the locket has been sold. She starts to find Markam. The Duke enters the store and asks about the locket, and he also starts to find Markam. The Princess gets the locket from Markam, who is at the same hotel that she is staying at. Jarvis, in search of Markam, finds him and kills him. While trying to escape he enters the Princess' room and tells her the story. Her trunk is nearly packed to go on the boat for her return to Spain. She hides Jarvis in trunk and he is taken on board the boat. In the meantime, Jarvis has telephoned to Rusty, his colored servant, to procure tickets. Two detectives enter and search for Jarvis, but fail to find him. He goes to Spain to help the Princess recover her treasure. Before the Princess goes to America, her father, who enters the castle which is supposed to be haunted, but in reality the ghosts are only the tools of the Duke dressed in armor and as ghosts, is killed by the Duke's men who also capture her brother and hold him prisoner. Jarvis, upon his arrival in Spain, starts with Rusty, his servant, to explore the castle. While at the inn near the old castle, the Duke steals the locket from the Princess' bag and tells Robledo, his tool, to keep Jarvis away from the castle. The Princess learns that the locket has been stolen and tells Jarvis. Jarvis starts to go out, when Robledo appears with drawn gun. He and Jarvis both fire. Jarvis seriously wounds Robledo who, on his death bed, tells the Princess about the castle and also about her brother. The brother, who has escaped by diving into the same place where the Duke's tools killed the Princess' father, swims the moat and escapes on the horse Jarvis rode to the castle. He notifies the police, who come to the castle. They are about to seize the Duke when he jumps down the trap and is killed. Jarvis and the Princess then each discover a mutual desire to possess the other and the story ends with the pair pledging their troth. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Directors
Oscar Apfel (as Oscar C. Apfel) | Cecil B. DeMille
Writers
Oscar Apfel (as Oscar C. Apfel) | Cecil B. DeMille | Paul Dickey (play) | Charles W. Goddard (play) | James Montgomery
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Dec 7, 1914 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
H.B. Warner
Warren Jarvis Warren Jarvis   See fewer
Rita Stanwood
Princess Maria Theresa Princess Maria Theresa   See fewer
Theodore Roberts
Prince of Aragon Prince of Aragon   See fewer
Betty Johnson
Carmen Carmen   See fewer
Jode Mullally
Don Luis Don Luis   See fewer
Horace B. Carpenter
Duke D'Alva - Carlos Duke D'Alva - Carlos   See fewer
Jeanie Macpherson
Juanita, Carmen's rival (as Jeanne McPherson) Juanita, Carmen's rival (as Jeanne McPherson)   See fewer
Mabel Van Buren
Delores Delores   See fewer
William Elmer
Robledo Robledo   See fewer
Richard L'Estrange
Maximo, the ghost (as Dick La Strange) Maximo, the ghost (as Dick La Strange)   See fewer
Fred Montague
Gaspart, the ghost Gaspart, the ghost   See fewer
Lucien Littlefield
Judge Jarvis Judge Jarvis   See fewer
John Burton
Rusty (as J.W. Burton) Rusty (as J.W. Burton)   See fewer
Jack W. Johnston
Markam (as J.W. Johnson) Markam (as J.W. Johnson)   See fewer
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