The Avenging Conscience (1914)
Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Spottiswoode Aitken and Blanche Sweet
Director: D.W. Griffith
Runtime: 88 Minutes
Language: English subtitles -
Color: Black and White
Format: DVD-
Rating: NR
Price: $14.95
The Avenging Conscience
(a.k.a. Thou Shalt Not Kill)
(1914)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast
Henry B. Walthall ... The Nephew
Spottiswoode Aitken ... The Uncle
Blanche Sweet ... His Sweetheart
George Siegmann ... The Italian
Ralph Lewis ... The Detective
Mae Marsh ... The Maid
Robert Harron ... The Grocery Boy
George Beranger
D.W. Griffith presents a visually exciting melodrama inspired by the Edgar Allan Poe stories The Pit and the Pendulum, The Tell-
A young man's love affair is thwarted by his moralistic and domineering uncle. The young man realizes that if he were to murder his uncle, he could do whatever he desired. But can his sanity and conscience survive such an act or would he be tormented by his callous and selfish actions for the rest of his life?
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