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The Black Diamond
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Edward J. Le Saint (Edward LeSaint)
Cast: Guy Oliver [the father; and the son], Stella Razetto (Stella Razeto), Fred Huntley, Jack McDonald, Eugenie Besserer
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by [?] V-L-S-E, Incorporated, or The General Film Company, Incorporated? / Produced by William N. Selig. From a story by J.A. Lacy. / Released 17 February 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Harry Hope, a bold, reckless young man, falls in love with Norma Towner, a beautiful and trusting girl, whom he deceives under promise of marriage. Hope disappears from the scene, but the wretched girl is saved from disgrace by marrying Raymond Benson. Twenty years later finds Harry Hope as the chief of a clever band of counterfeiters. Norma has a boy. Howard, who has no knowledge who his real father (Hope) is. Young Howard becomes a United States Secret Service Operator, and takes up the trail of the counterfeiters. Howard secretes himself in the den of the counterfeiters, but is discovered by them and when they learn that he is a Secret Service man, it is decided that he must die. Lots are drawn among the criminals and Harry Hope is selected as the executioner. By chance Hope discovers that Howard is his son. He releases him, surrenders his accomplices, blows up the counterfeiting plant with dynamite and perishes in the ruins.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 15 August 2023.
References: Lahue-Selig p. 202 : Website-IMDb.
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