A Bag of Gold (1915)

John Elliot, a poor inventor, steals 200 pounds sterling from a bank he finds open and perfects his invention. He becomes very rich but savagely irritable, as the crime preys on him. The cashier serves a lengthy term in the Colonies, returns and goes to work in Elliot's engineering department. Believing the cashier to be a labor agitator, Elliot determines to crush him and buys his note for 200 pounds. Elliot's son loves the cashier's daughter. He borrows 200 pounds from Elliot to pay off his sweetheart's father's note. Elliot learns the cashier is the man his theft sent to jail. He undergoes a change of heart and offers assistance to the cashier.

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GenresDrama Short