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The Secret of the Dead (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Secret of the Dead (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Donna Carrillo and her daughter, Maria, are the descendants of an old Spanish family and have sunk to comparative poverty. Their notes are held by a Don in the neighborhood, who insists upon the payment of the interest or the hand of Maria...See moreDonna Carrillo and her daughter, Maria, are the descendants of an old Spanish family and have sunk to comparative poverty. Their notes are held by a Don in the neighborhood, who insists upon the payment of the interest or the hand of Maria Carillo in marriage. This condition is hateful to both the daughter and the mother. On the estate of the Carrillos, a party from an eastern university is excavating for Indian relics. They find a petrified Indian which proves very valuable. The University makes Donna Carrillo an offer which she accepts and with this money intends to pay off the interest. Don Jose discovers this and shoots the petrified Indian, destroying it. Embedded in the breast of the Indian is a parchment which reveals the hiding place of immense treasure. Tom, the son of the professor in charge, heads an expedition to recover the petrified Indian. Tom is particularly desirous of recovering it because of the love which exists between himself and Maria. Meanwhile, Don Jose, learning of this, incites the Indians to waylay the expedition. They do so, desperate fighting results, the expedition being rescued by Mexican rurales. Don Jose returns, informs the Carrillos that the party has been massacred and insists on the payment of the interest or Maria's hand in marriage. The party arrive in opportune time and everything ends happily for Maria and Tom, while Don Jose is killed by the Indian chieftain, whom he failed to assist at the crucial moment with his peons, thus resulting in the extermination of the tribe. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Chatterton Tom Martin - the Professor's Son Tom Martin - the Professor's Son See fewer	Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Clara Williams Maria Carrillo Maria Carrillo See fewer	The Criminal (1916)
Walter Edwards Don Jose Domingo Don Jose Domingo See fewer	The Power of the Street (1915)
J. Frank Burke Professor Martin Professor Martin See fewer	The Iced Bullet (1917)