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The Accomplice (1910)
Short | Short, Drama

The Accomplice (1910)

Short | Short, Drama

A beautiful actress is deeply in love with a clubman, who unfortunately has gotten himself financially involved at his club and has to pay up immediately or suffer the disgrace of being dismissed. Just before he tells his sweetheart of his...See moreA beautiful actress is deeply in love with a clubman, who unfortunately has gotten himself financially involved at his club and has to pay up immediately or suffer the disgrace of being dismissed. Just before he tells his sweetheart of his predicament she has received an invitation from a wealthy baron to dine at his house after the show. The ruined lover begs her to accept and leave a window on the lower floor open, which she does. The baron shows her his patent safe which he never keeps locked, but which, unless you know the secret, fires two shots from the interior when the door is opened. In the midst of their supper, the unwilling accomplice hears her lover stealthily creeping through the open window. Realizing that his death is imminent, and realizing also that she cannot warn him, and yet with the desire to cover his movements so he will not be heard, in the hope that he will abandon his plan and escape, she danced for the baron's amusement, dancing ever nearer and nearer the curtains which separate her from her lover, hoping thus to be able to warn him if she can only get near enough to the curtains. A sudden report and a sharp cry tells her, however, that her ruse has failed, and, rushing into the next room, she finds her lover dead upon the floor. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less