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  • His Responsibility (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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His Responsibility (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

Wallace, a young broker, rescues from downing an heiress whom later he marries. In order to support her in the luxury to which she is accustomed, he goes in for heavy speculation and loses. At about the same time a friend, to whom he has ...See moreWallace, a young broker, rescues from downing an heiress whom later he marries. In order to support her in the luxury to which she is accustomed, he goes in for heavy speculation and loses. At about the same time a friend, to whom he has entrusted money for investment, absconds with the funds. Things go from bad to worse, until Wallace finds himself ruined. His wife is expecting a baby, and the young man is desperate. He thinks of suicide as he carries a large policy with the premium paid far in advance. But he realizes that suicide precludes payment. So he hires a notorious gunman "to kill a man" who will wear a white hat and carry a raincoat on passing a given point at 10:30 on a certain night. The thug agrees, is paid, and on the night appointed, lies in wait. He is pulled off, however by a detective who chances to see him taking aim, and Wallace passes and re-passes the spot in vain. Returning home the ex-broker finds a letter from the friend who ran away west with his money, enclosing a check for $100,000. Jones had struck it rich in oil lands, and his conscience reasserting itself, had decided to make Wallace his partner in one of the richest wells in Kansas. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Nov 21, 1914 (United States)

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6 cast members
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Ralph Lewis
Morgan Wallace Morgan Wallace   See fewer
Irene Hunt
Morgan's Wife Morgan's Wife   See fewer
Spottiswoode Aitken
Morgan's Father Morgan's Father   See fewer
Vester Pegg
Red Leary (as Vester Perry) Red Leary (as Vester Perry)   See fewer
W.E. Lawrence
T.V. Jones T.V. Jones   See fewer
Beulah Burns
Morgan's Child Morgan's Child   See fewer
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