The Greater Punishment (1917)
Robert Grover, in financial straits, goes to his wealthy and erratic old uncle, Alvin Cheyney, for aid. In the meantime his uncle has received negotiable bonds and decides to drive with them to the city bank. Old Cheyney's horse is frightened by a passing train and throws the old man to the ground. Grover sees the accident, hurries to the scene, finds his uncle unconscious and believes him dead. He finds the bonds and decides to turn them into cash. A letter drops from Grover's pocket, unnoticed by him, and Cheyney's old servant finds it. Grover cashes the bonds, buys a doll for his child and tells his wife his uncle gave him the money with which to pay his debts. When Cheyney recovers, he finds that his bonds are missing from his coat pocket, but his nephew's letter is there instead. A detective agency engaged by Cheyney, discovers that the bonds have been cashed by Grover. Cheyney resolves to have his nephew arrested, but when he sees the happy wife, and the child who shows him the doll her father bought for her, old Cheyney relents. Grover realizes the enormity of his action, and decides to lead a better and straighter life.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Francis J. Grandon | Director |
| E. Lynn Summers | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Charles Wheelock | |
| Edith Johnson | |
| Georgette Campbell | |
| Lafe McKee |
