The White Circle

The White Circle

Another mighty thriller by the screen's master of sweeping melodrama! A super-romance of love and honor, crime and mystery-on a scenic background of incredible power and fascination.

NR 1920 · 50 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Having endangered his life by foolishly gambling away funds entrusted to him by the Carbonari, an Italian secret society, London banker Bernard Huddlestone appeals to Northmour, an adventurer, for protection. Northmour takes Huddlestone and his daughter Clara to his castle in Scotland, offering them safety in return for Clara's hand in marriage. There Clara encounters Frank Cassilis, an old adversary of Northmour's, and falls in love. Trouble brews between the two men, but when the Carbonari discovers Huddlestone's hiding place and storms the castle, the fugitives band together to fight the avengers. Coming to the realization that only his sacrifice will appease the attackers, Huddlestone steps out and meets his death. Northmour, deciding that married life would prove too monotonous, gives up his claim on Clara to Cassilis.

Directed by Maurice Tourneur · Written by John Gilbert

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Spottiswoode Aitken Bernard Huddlestone
Janice Wilson Clara Huddlestone
Harry Northrup Northmour
John Gilbert Frank Cassilis
Wesley Barry Ferd
Jack McDonald Gregorio

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