The Accomplice (1917 film)

The Accomplice is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Dean and starring Dorothy Bernard, Jack Sherrill and Jean Stuart.[1]

The Accomplice
Directed byRalph Dean
Written byAnthony Paul Kelly
Produced byWilliam L. Sherrill
StarringDorothy Bernard
Jack Sherrill
Jean Stuart
CinematographyWilliam A. Reinhart
Production
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William L. Sherrill Feature Corporation
Distributed byArt Dramas
Release date
  • February 8, 1917 (1917-02-08)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot

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Spoiled and lonely daughter of a wealthy Wall Street entrepreneur, Katherine Harcourt, wanders into the Tango Tea Set and meets the charismatic Antonio, a professional dancer. Infatuated, Katherine follows Antonio to his hotel room but, at the last moment, rejects his advances and leaves at the point of a knife. Later that night, Pepita, Antonio's lover, is found murdered and Antonio is arrested.

As his alibi, Antonio claims that he was with Katherine. To save the Harcourt name from scandal, Miriam Collins, the sweetheart of Dick Harcourt, Katherine's brother, says that she, not Katherine, was in Antonio's room. Although Miriam's gesture is an attempt to improve her image with Dick's father, who thinks that she is too poor for his son, it soon backfires and Dick breaks off their engagement.

Guilt-ridden, Katherine finally confesses to knowing Antonio, clearing both her own and Miriam's name. With the blessing of Mr. Harcourt, Miriam and Dick reunite.

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References

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  1. ^ Nash & Ross p.317

Bibliography

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  • Jay Robert Nash & Stanley Ralph Ross. The Motion Picture Guide, Volume 10. Cinebooks, 1985.
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