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For the Commonwealth (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

For the Commonwealth (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Ellis Mason, appointed assistant district attorney under Bell, is forced by Bell to overlook the fact that there are flagrant violations of the law in a certain dive. Mason takes advantage of Bell's temporary absence to raid the place, but...See moreEllis Mason, appointed assistant district attorney under Bell, is forced by Bell to overlook the fact that there are flagrant violations of the law in a certain dive. Mason takes advantage of Bell's temporary absence to raid the place, but the very man on whom Bell is dependent, a high church dignitary, a "pillar of society," owns the place and gets revenue from it. Mason's fearlessness is noted and appreciated by the Commonwealth Club, who nominate him for the district attorneyship. But the coterie of vice purveyors get busy. They secure the services of Clarice Adair, dancing girl and bunco steerer of the raided café, to lure Mason to her room on a well-feigned pretense. The couple are apprehended and Mason's candidacy discredited. His sweetheart is turned against him, because of his "proven" guilt, and his future darkened by the connection this affair will always have with his name. The dancing girl, conscience-stricken and desirous of clearing Mason, attempts to exonerate him, but is threatened by Bell with a long term of imprisonment tor perjury should she confess. Who Pays? Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry King Ellis Mason Ellis Mason See fewer	The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Ruth Roland Clarice Adair Clarice Adair See fewer	The Haunted Valley (1923)
Daniel Gilfether District Attorney Bell (as Daniel Gilfeather) District Attorney Bell (as Daniel Gilfeather) See fewer	The Love Liar (1915)
Gypsy Abbott Actress Actress See fewer	The Man Who Could Not Lose (1914)
Mollie McConnell Actress Actress See fewer	Bare Fists (1919)
Ed Brady Actor Actor See fewer	Son of Kong (1933)