The Avenging Conscience (1914)
1914 · Silent film · 78 min · dir. D. W. Griffith
The criminal haunted by tortures of the mind
- Drama
- Horror
- silent film
Synopsis
Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Increasingly convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.
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Details
- Director
- D. W. Griffith
- Writer
- D.W. Griffith
- Composer
- Joseph Carl Breil
- Cinematography
- Billy Bitzer
- Studio
- Majestic Motion Picture Company
- Released
- 1914-08-02
- Running time
- 78 minutes
Cast & crew
D. W. Griffith Director
Josephine Crowell
George Beranger
Spottiswoode Aitken
Robert Harron
Wallace Reid
George Siegmann
Walter Long
Henry B. Walthall
