The Girl and the Crisis

The Girl and the Crisis

A Gripping Political Drama of Graft, Intrigue, Plot and Counter-Plot

NR 1917 · 50 min · Drama

Lieut. Governor Oliver Barnitz accedes to the governorship when his predecessor, failing to call out the militia during a riot at the Wilmot plant, is shot and killed by terrorist Oliver Poole. Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to commute the assassin's death sentence, Barnitz falls into a troubled sleep and dreams of being forced to cast judgment on his father in a similar position.

Directed by William V. Mong · Written by William V. Mong

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Dorothy Davenport Ellen Wilmot
Charles Perley Oliver Barnitz
Harry Holden Jacob Wilmot
William V. Mong The Honorable Peter Barnitz
Alfred Hollingsworth David Houston
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