The Signet Ring (1917)
Peyton Carr, a young naval officer, and the inventor of the Carr submarine, which is expected to revolutionize undersea warfare, has committed suicide, because of his love for Alida Astaire, the most dangerous woman in Europe. The plans of Carr's invention have been stolen from his room by Alida and she sells them to the Saxonians. Yorke Norroy, Chief of American Secret Service Agents, is called on the case. Making believe to Alida that he is in love with her, he discovers her fear of being shot as a traitor because of the war, which has just broken out. He gives her a curious signet ring which he tells her will protect her anywhere among Englishmen. Later, he sends a message written in the Saxonian code to the Chief of the Saxonian spies, informing him that there will be a traitor at their meeting that night. When it is dark, Norroy, Huntley and several men surround the house in which the meeting of the Saxonians is taking place. They break into the room and threaten to spare no one. Alida, not recognizing Norroy, because of his mask, sees on his finger a signet ring similar to the one she is wearing. She displays hers and begs for protection from Norroy, who allows her to leave the room. Then he confronts the Saxonians with, "Have I proved there was a traitor among you?" Alida rushes to Norroy's flat. He treats her coldly and taunts her with her affair with Peyton Carr and the other men. He leads her to the window, where she sees Von Zyl and his men crouched for their prey. She begs for mercy. He is at first cruel and hard, determined to show no mercy to her as she showed it to Peyton Carr, but at the last moment he weakens and allows her to leave through the back entrance. When she has left, full of hope, Norroy looks into the mirror and calls himself bad names for his clemency.
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GenresAdventure
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Thriller
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| George Bronson Howard | Director |
| George Bronson Howard | Writer |
| Kingsley Benedict | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Kingsley Benedict | |
| Warda Lamont | |
| Jay Belasco | |
| Fred Harrington |
