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On the Stroke of Twelve (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

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On the Stroke of Twelve (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

In furtherance of the will of her father, Irene Bromley is allowed so much annually by the trustee, Sidney Villon, a lawyer of loose morals, but who enjoys a place well up in the list in society. Arthur Colby, a wholesome, straightforward ...See moreIn furtherance of the will of her father, Irene Bromley is allowed so much annually by the trustee, Sidney Villon, a lawyer of loose morals, but who enjoys a place well up in the list in society. Arthur Colby, a wholesome, straightforward young man, is in love with her, but she treats him indifferently at times. She goes to Villon's office for $10,000. He gives her a check, despite the fact that Holden, his secretary, tells him on the side that she has already overdrawn her allowance, and she goes out reminding him of the dance to be given at the Edgerton home. Rupert Hazard, a struggling inventor, who has been excluded from Villon's office shortly previous, pushes his way into the inner office and scathingly denounces Villon, whom, he claims, stole his invention worth a fortune. At the dance the following evening. Irene, flushed with dancing and in all her resplendent glory and beauty, is seated with Arthur. He proposes, but her chill manner, cleverly affected, freezes the blood in his veins. Later in the evening she gives Villon the same negative answer. Villon, determined to win her, tells her that one word from him and she will he plunged into poverty. His words are heard by Arthur, who happens in conveniently. When Villon leaves, Arthur tells Irene that he heard all, and she gives way to weeping. Arthur leaves, the old clock in the hallway showing the hour to be 12:05. Irene is startled the next morning to read an account of the murder of Villon in his apartment. Colby is arrested for the crime, having been found with a revolver near the prostrate form of Villon. When the jury seems satisfied conclusively that Arthur murdered Villon, Irene is called to the stand. It has been learned from Villon's valet that the watch in the latter's pocket, shattered by a bullet and stopped at exactly midnight, had been in good running order. Very dramatically, Irene tells of her visit to Villon's office the day after the murder, where she learns that Villon has an enemy, Hazard, the inventor. Irene and her lawyer go to Hazard's place at 12 o'clock midnight a day later at Hazard's request. The discouraged inventor tells them how he broke into Villon's apartment and shot the lawyer, later engaging in a scuffle with Colby, who entered a few minutes later. When he completes his story, Hazard is blown to death by a device he had set to go off at midnight. Irene then tells the jury that Colby was with her in her home at the time the watch was shattered in Villon's pocket. Colby is acquitted, after which Irene takes a different perspective of things and Colby's anxiety is brought to an end. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Gertrude McCoy Irene Bromley Irene Bromley See fewer	Nelson (1926)
Mrs. William Bechtel Irene's Aunt Ellen Irene's Aunt Ellen See fewer	The Birth of the Star Spangled Banner (1914)
Richard Tucker Arthur Colby Arthur Colby See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Bigelow Cooper Sidney Villon, Irene's Trustee Sidney Villon, Irene's Trustee See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
William West Sidney Villon's Valet Sidney Villon's Valet See fewer	The Rise and Fall of Weary Willie (1911)
John Sturgeon Henry Holden, Villon's Clerk Henry Holden, Villon's Clerk See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Duncan McRae Rupert Hazard, a Penniless Inventor Rupert Hazard, a Penniless Inventor See fewer	My Own United States (1918)
William Bechtel The Jeweler The Jeweler See fewer	The Three Musketeers: Part 1 (1911)
William Rice The Judge The Judge See fewer	She Gave Him a Rose (1914)
Robert Brower The District Attorney The District Attorney See fewer	The Little Minister (1921)
Robert Kegerreis Arthur Holmes - the Defendant's Attorney Arthur Holmes - the Defendant's Attorney See fewer	The Law of the North (1917)
George A. Wright The Detective (as George Wright) The Detective (as George Wright) See fewer	The Catspaw (1916)