The Girl and the Crisis (1917)

A Gripping Political Drama of Graft, Intrigue, Plot and Counter-Plot

Lieut. Governor Oliver Barnitz accedes to the governorship when his predecessor, failing to call out the militia during a riot at the Wilmot plant, is shot and killed by terrorist Oliver Poole. Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to commute the assassin's death sentence, Barnitz falls into a troubled sleep and dreams of being forced to cast judgment on his father in a similar position.

Genres: Drama

Stars: Dorothy Davenport, Charles Perley, Harry Holden, William V. Mong, Alfred Hollingsworth