The Esterbrook Case (1915)

The Esterbrook Case (1915)

1915-05-25 United States of America 30 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

L. Rogers Lytton is Howard Esterbrook
Howard Esterbrook
Julia Swayne Gordon is Ann - A Woman of Mystery
Ann - A Woman of Mystery
Zena Keefe is Grace Van Austin
Grace Van Austin
Charles Kent is J. Burgess Van Austin
J. Burgess Van Austin
Cissy Fitzgerald is Helen Van Austin
Helen Van Austin
Garry McGarry is Paul Surgess - Ann's Son
Paul Surgess - Ann's Son