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Acquitted

Acquitted

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Mystery

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Hard-working insurance company bookkeeper John Carter, comes home Easter eve to his suburban cottage with a potted lily for his loving wife and two daughters. The Carters live happily until cashier Charles Ryder is murdered by the night watchman, a "coke sniffer" in need of money, and Carter is accused because he worked with Ryder that evening.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

06 February 1916

Country

United States of America

Cast

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

John Carter

Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Mrs. Carter

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Helen Carter

'Baby' Carmen De Rue

'Baby' Carmen De Rue

Nellie Carter

Elmer Clifton

Elmer Clifton

Ned Fowler

Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

Ira Wolcott

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