The Mysterious Mr. Tiller

Sep 17, 1917

0h 50m

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Overview

Police headquarters has been plagued by a series of robberies, culminating in the theft of a priceless necklace smuggled from Europe. The detectives are on the track of a gang led by master thief Ramon Mordant and his accomplice known as "the Face" because of his twisted and hideous countenance.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Bluebird Photoplays

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Cast

Clara Hawthorne

Ruth Clifford

Prentice Tiller

Rupert Julian

Ramon Mordant

Frank Brownlee

Stephen Pitt (as Wedgewood Nowell)

Wedgwood Nowell

O'Meara (as Harry Rattenberry)

Harry L. Rattenberry

Rosario (as E.A. Warren)

E. Alyn Warren

Banning

Lloyd Whitlock

Chief Detective

William Higby

William Bryant, a hopeless invalid due to a profligate life and made vicious by the fact, lives to make life a misery for his wife Margaret. One evening Bryant's physician, Dr. Cameron arrives at his patient's house, just in time, to intercept a blow that Bryant has directed at Margaret and knocks him unconscious in the ensuing struggle. Margaret flees with Cameron, observed by the chauffeur who enters the house with the intention of stealing. Meanwhile Bryant has regained consciousness and in his twisted mind determines to kill himself and frame his wife. He’s almost successful until at almost the last moment his butler steps forward and acknowledges that Bryant was shot as they struggle with his pistol which the chauffeur confirms.

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