The Power of the Press - 1914

An innocent man, serving a sentence of five years in prison through the perjured testimony of the real criminal, Steve Carson, foreman of a shipyard, strikes up a warm friendship with his cellmate, Harold Norwood, a defaulting paying teller. No less strange than their friendship is the befriending of Steve's wife, Annie, by Julia Seymour, prima donna, who is Norwood's wife. As a reward of good behavior, the men are released on Christmas morning. Annie is bewildered by the receipt of a bank book which shows that large deposits of gold have been made in her name and that of her sister, Mary, by their uncle, George Hosford, who, dying in Alaska, has entrusted the book to Joe Hawes, a fellow prospector.

40min
1914
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10

Cast

Lionel Barrymore profile pictureLionel BarrymoreSteve Carson
William Russell profile pictureWilliam RussellTurner Morgan
Vivian Prescott profile pictureVivian PrescottAnnie Hosford Carson
Betty Gray profile pictureBetty GrayMary Hosford
Hector V. Sarno profile pictureHector V. SarnoHarold Norwood
Alan Hale profile pictureAlan HaleSam Freeborn

About The Power of the Press

The Power of the Press Overview

An innocent man, serving a sentence of five years in prison through the perjured testimony of the real criminal, Steve Carson, foreman of a shipyard, strikes up a warm friendship with his cellmate, Harold Norwood, a defaulting paying teller. No less strange than their friendship is the befriending of Steve's wife, Annie, by Julia Seymour, prima donna, who is Norwood's wife. As a reward of good behavior, the men are released on Christmas morning. Annie is bewildered by the receipt of a bank book which shows that large deposits of gold have been made in her name and that of her sister, Mary, by their uncle, George Hosford, who, dying in Alaska, has entrusted the book to Joe Hawes, a fellow prospector.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 40min

Extra details

Original Title: The Power of the Press
Original Language: English
Production Companies
Klaw & ErlangerAmerican Mutoscope & Biograph