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The Knife (1918)
50 min | Drama, Thriller

The Knife (1918)

50 min | Drama, Thriller

Kate Tarleton grows up on a Southern plantation and becomes engaged to her guardian, Dr. Robert Manning, a famous surgeon. When Robert, Kate, and her younger sister Mary Lou visit New York, where the doctor wishes to conduct medical ...See moreKate Tarleton grows up on a Southern plantation and becomes engaged to her guardian, Dr. Robert Manning, a famous surgeon. When Robert, Kate, and her younger sister Mary Lou visit New York, where the doctor wishes to conduct medical experiments, the superstitious Kate goes to the home of a fortune-teller named Stella Hill. Stella, whose principal business is white slave trafficking, drugs Kate and forces her to work in a "den of vice," run by Stella and her accomplice Jimmy Bristol, where she contracts syphilis and goes insane. Robert, Detective Ellis, and a lawyer named Billy Meredith rescue Kate, who recovers her sanity but remembers nothing of her bondage. Robert uses Stella and Jimmy in his experiments and through them discovers a cure for Kate's illness. District Attorney Scott is questioning Robert about the propriety of his experiments when Kate enters and sees Jimmy. Her memory suddenly returns, and she narrates her story to Scott, clearing Robert's name. Written by Pamela Short See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Alice Brady Kate Tarleton Kate Tarleton See fewer	My Man Godfrey (1936)
Frank Morgan Dr. Robert Manning Dr. Robert Manning See fewer	The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Crauford Kent Billy Meredith Billy Meredith See fewer	Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Helen Lackaye Louise Meredith Louise Meredith See fewer	Neal of the Navy (1915)
Paul Doucet Jimmy Bristol Jimmy Bristol See fewer	The Fair Pretender (1918)
Alice Hollister Stella Hill Stella Hill See fewer	The Great Lover (1920)
Johnnie Walker Hampton Gray Hampton Gray See fewer	The Spirit of the USA (1924)
Frank Evans Detective Ellis Detective Ellis See fewer	His Wife's Sweethearts (1910)
Anne Cornwall Actress Actress See fewer	College (1927)
Myra Brooks Actress Actress See fewer	The Upheaval (1916)
Edwards Davis Undetermined Role Undetermined Role See fewer	The Daughter of MacGregor (1916)