The Barricade

The Barricade

1917 · 50 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Debutante Hope Merrill returns home one day to find her financier father Amos Merrill on the verge of committing suicide. Rather than reveal the truth -- that he has misappropriated funds from his own company -- Merrill claims that he has been ruined by young John Cook, Hope's sweetheart.

Directed by Edwin Carewe · Written by June Mathis

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