On the Pupil of His Eye (1912)
The household of Senator Walker consists of himself, his ward, Mary, and his nephew, Herbert. The other members of his household are John, an old servant, Lucy the maid, and a half dozen more servants. John is smitten with Lacy. She doesn't take him seriously, owing to the difference in their ages. Mr. Walker, rather old and feeble, draws up his will and leaves the bulk of his property to Mary and Herbert. He bequeaths $5,000 to his faithful servant John. Herbert is very fond of his uncle. The old gentleman is very much attached to Mary and very desirous that she and Herbert should be wed at the proper time. John is anxious to make Lucy his wife, and learning he is one of the beneficiaries in the will, he is very anxious to get possession of the money, hoping it will induce Lucy to become his wife. He is so possessed with this thought that it grows to be a mania and he murders Mr. Walker. Herbert is arrested for the crime, a knife belonging to him being found near his uncle's body. Mary believes him innocent and employs the noted detective, Tom Wark, to follow up the case. He makes a search of the rooms and discovers a bloodstained handkerchief, and suspects John, the old servant. Wark has an article published in the newspapers stating that the eye of the dead man will be photographed, following out a scientific theory that the eye will show the object which was last seen by the dead man. When the servants in the Walker household read this article the next day, John is very much agitated. Later, under cover of darkness, he suspiciously enters the room where he supposes the body of Mr. Walker is lying. These facts are carefully noted. He is brought before the police, questioned, and then suddenly confronted with the bloodstained handkerchief, and finally with the photograph of himself, on the pupil of the eye. Quivering in every limb, he confesses his crime. Herbert is released from prison and received with open arms by Mary, whom he afterwards marries.
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GenresMystery
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Van Dyke Brooke | Director |
| Maurice Costello | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Maurice Costello | |
| Van Dyke Brooke | |
| Rose Tapley | |
| James R. Waite |
