(The Esterbrook Case)

Content: Paul Sturgess is engaged to Grace Van Austin. At a party at their Newport home, Grace flirts with Howard Esterbrook leading to a fight between the two men. Later that night, a servant witnesses Paul, with a revolver entering Esterbrook's room. The servant follows, sees a hand emerging from a window curtain, stab Esterbrook then vanish mysteriously. Paul is arrested based on circumstantial evidence. Six months later, a woman known as "The Woman of Mystery" is shot during a raid while trying to assist the police. Moved by hearing about Paul's denied pardon and impending execution, the "Woman of Mystery" reveals information to the detective leading the raid. This revelation leads to a call to the Sing Sing Warden just in time to halt Paul's electrocution.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

30 minutes

Year:

1915

Production companies:

Vitagraph Company of America

Actors:

Howard Esterbrook

Ann - A Woman of Mystery

Grace Van Austin

J. Burgess Van Austin

Helen Van Austin

Crews:

Scenario Writer