Vanity

Vanity

1916 · 50 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

Robert Armstrong, falsely accused of a murder committed thirty years ago in a western gambling hall, faces the alternative of imprisonment or paying blackmail. A letter from Tom Mason, formerly a miner, prepares him for a visit, at which time he must make his choice.

Directed by John B. O'Brien · Written by Wallace Clifton

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