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| The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bertram Harrison |
| Starring | William J. Burns |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot is a 1914 silent film thriller directed by Bertram Harrison.
A member of a counterfeiting gang gives a forged note to his daughter. When she spends it on a dress the note ends up in the hands of the secret service, who then bring the entire gang to justice.
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| William J. Burns | Himself |
| Glen White | John Walton |
| Joseph Sullivan | Joseph Fennell |
| Cliff Saum | William Kendall |
| Hector Dion | Edward Jackson |
| Jack Sharkey | Frank Tyler |
| William Cavanaugh | Arthur Borden |
| Charles Graham | James Long |
| Harry Lillford | George Peters |
| James Ayling | Robert Smith |
| John Ransom | John Knox |
| Arthur Morrison | Charles Carruthers |
| Frank Carrington | William Myers |
| Henry Driscoll | Samuel Parks |
| Jack Drumier | Chief of the Secret Service |
| Howard Missimer | Warden of Moyamensing |
| Edward Walton | Peter Miller |
| Ezra Walck | Stephen Tracy |
| Georgia O'Ramey | Florence Castle, Secret Service |
| Jean Acker | Helen Long |
| Ilean Hume | Mary Kelly |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | Self |
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