The Master Mind

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The Master Mind is a 1914 American black & white silent movie directed by Oscar Apfel & Cecil B. DeMille. It is a Crime/Drama.

The plot revolves around a defense attorney who, unable to obtain the acquittal of an innocent young man, concocts a complicated and diabolical scheme to revenge himself upon the prosecutor.

[edit] Cast

Credited cast:

  • Edmund Breese as Richard Allen
  • Fred Montague as Henry Allen
  • Jane Darwell as Milwaukee Sadie
  • Dick La Reno as Blount
  • Harry Fisher as Diamond Willie
  • Mabel Van Buren as Lucine, Three-Arm Fanny
  • Richard L'Estrange as Safe Blower (credited as Richard La Strang)
  • Monroe Salisbury as District attorney
  • William Elmer as Creegan (credited as Billy Elmer)

[edit] Trivia

The 33 year old Cecil B. DeMille, uncredited as director, was being mentored by the director, Oscar Apfel in this film.

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