Not in the News (1916)

Elliot Dexter and his brother are released from prison, the former vowing to lead a decent life, the latter determined to make society pay. Elliot rises rapidly in a bank, marries Faith Markham. She is told the secret of his past. At forty -five he finds himself president of a bank. His brother has continued his life of crime. He discovers Elliot in his exalted position and frightens Faith into paying him money for his silence. When she has exhausted her private account, to save her husband worry, the brother breaks into the house to force her to give him money. In the darkness Elliot shoots him as a burglar. He is exonerated, and the reporters never learn the real story.

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GenresDrama Short