The Lost Secret (1915)
Robert Taylor, manager of the Warren Powder Co., receives a warning in cipher to beware of foreign spies while manufacturing his new super-powerful high explosive, Lytonite. David Gerard, the company's chemist, working on the new death-dealer, moves to a lonely shack on the beach to conduct his experiments in private. But the chemist's secretary is in league with Gorloff, the foreign agent, and learns of the move. Gerard has with him his daughter, Gladys, a girl of twenty, who hates the idea of this solitude, and longs for congenial society. She gets it in the form of Gorloff, who, to get the Lytonite formula, feigns to be a shipwrecked sailor, and so works on the sympathy and into the house of the Gerarde. By subtle inquiry Gorloff learns from Gladys the Lytonite formula is ready, and persuades her "for the good of humanity" to give it to him for safe keeping. But Gladys catches Gorloff spying on her father, and, suspecting him, refuses to give up the formula. Gorloff then attacks Gladys and steals some of the Lytonite cartridges, which he smuggles into his mouth, and starts away with, Gerard following. Gerard overtakes the man and there is a short struggle in which Gorloff falls, striking his chin on a rock. There is a terrific detonation, and space where once was Gorloff.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| E.D. Horkheimer | Producer |
| H.M. Horkheimer | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Daniel Gilfether | |
| Edith Reeves | |
| Paul Gilmore |
