The Man Without a Conscience

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The Man Without a Conscience
Directed by James Flood
Screenplay by Louis D. Lighton
Hope Loring
Story by Max Kretzer
Starring Willard Louis
Irene Rich
June Marlowe
John Patrick
Robert Agnew
Helen Dunbar
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 7, 1925 (1925-06-07)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Man Without a Conscience is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by James Flood and written by Louis D. Lighton and Hope Loring. The film stars Willard Louis, Irene Rich, June Marlowe, John Patrick, Robert Agnew, and Helen Dunbar. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 7, 1925. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [5] Amos Mason ruthlessly takes the savings of his fiancée Ann Sherman and then casts her aside when he succeeds in his scheme in New York City to make a fortune rapidly. He causes Ann to be discharged when she finds a position with the Graves family. Amos becomes involved in a real estate business which grows quickly. He employs James Warren to build his mansion. James has married Ann, who tells her husband of the trickery of Amos. Amos and Shirley Graves have married, and a child is born to them. However, Shirley does not love Amos, and cares instead for Douglas White. After the child is born, Amos' trickery is found out and he is sent to prison. There he repents, and after he is released he returns to his wife who is waiting for him with more affection than before.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Man Without a Conscience (1925) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Janiss Garza. "Man without a Conscience (1925) - James Flood". AllMovie. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Man Without a Conscience". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries 1953 Motion Pictures And Filmstrips Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 7 Pts 12-13: The Man Without a Conscience, p. 72
  5. ↑ "New Pictures: The Man Without a Conscience", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 22 (4): 55, July 18, 1925, retrieved June 13, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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