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The District Attorney's Conscience (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

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The District Attorney's Conscience (1912)

Short | Drama, Short

James Douglas, a rising young lawyer of reputation, is elected to the office of District Attorney. At his election he also announces his engagement to Phyllis Hathaway. His first big case as a married man is that of a man arrested for ...See moreJames Douglas, a rising young lawyer of reputation, is elected to the office of District Attorney. At his election he also announces his engagement to Phyllis Hathaway. His first big case as a married man is that of a man arrested for murder. He sees a great opportunity to make a name for himself, and throws his whole soul into sending the man to the electric chair. His wife begs him not to convict on circumstantial evidence, but he laughs at her fears. The end of the trial draws near and his wife attends the summing up. While the jurors are out she discovers the prisoner's little boy and acts as his protector; realizing the verdict will be "guilty" she takes him out of the room. When Douglas comes home flushed with his triumph she again pleads with him against conviction on circumstantial evidence. Her pleas and the boy's presence in his home shake his confidence but he passes it off and agrees to allow her to adopt the boy. Later, when his enthusiasm grows cold, he begins to doubt the man's guilt. He reads of the convict's death in the chair, still maintaining his innocence and his fear grows. Douglas sobs out his mental anguish to the prisoner's attorney who half-heartedly tries to console him with the statement that he personally is positive of the prisoner's guilt. Going home he finds his wife and the boy. The former almost shrinks from him, certain that he has sent an innocent man to his death. In desperation he sends for the prisoners counsel and tells him of his doubt, willingness to resign office, and make all possible restitution. The lawyer pulls from his pocket the prisoner's last confession: that he was guilty of the crime. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry B. Walthall James Douglas - The District Attorney James Douglas - The District Attorney See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Edith Lyle Phyllis Hathaway - The District Attorney's Sweetheart Phyllis Hathaway - The District Attorney's Sweetheart See fewer	Deliverance (1919)
Edna Foster Little Billie Little Billie See fewer	Ehe man Ehemann wird (1920)
John T. Dillon The Prisoner (as Jack Dillon) The Prisoner (as Jack Dillon) See fewer	Seven Days (1914)
James Cooley The Counsel for the Defense The Counsel for the Defense See fewer	The Van Nostrand Tiara (1913)
Flora Foster Actress Actress See fewer	David Copperfield (1911)