Director:

Maxwell Karger

Writer:

June Mathis

Cinematographer:

Allan Siegler

Production Designer:

Joseph Calder

Production Company:

Metro Pictures Corp.
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
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NAME
CREDITED AS
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DIRECTOR
WRITER
PHOTOGRAPHY
Allan Siegler
Dir of photog
ART DIRECTORS
Art dir
Tech dir
SOURCES
LITERARY
Based on the short story "Hate" by Wadsmorth Camp in The Communicating Door (Garden City, New York, 1923).
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DETAILS
Release Date:
20 May 1922
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Date
Copyright Number
Metro Pictures
20 May 1922
LP17930
Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
5,500
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

Gamblers Dave Hume and Ed Felton are rivals for the love of Babe Lennox, a chorus girl. Hume informs on Felton, and though the latter is arrested he is released on bail, and Talbot, the attorney, warns Hume to stay clear of him. Hume, who is in ill health, determines to commit suicide, making it appear that Felton killed him; and (concealing a record of his plans on a small statuette) he makes a wager with Felton that he can do so. When Hume is found dead, Talbot prosecutes the case against Felton, and just as Felton is about to be electrocuted Babe delivers the statue by which his innocence is proved. Babe, who had denounced Talbot for having convicted Felton, acknowledges her love for him; and all ends ...

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Gamblers Dave Hume and Ed Felton are rivals for the love of Babe Lennox, a chorus girl. Hume informs on Felton, and though the latter is arrested he is released on bail, and Talbot, the attorney, warns Hume to stay clear of him. Hume, who is in ill health, determines to commit suicide, making it appear that Felton killed him; and (concealing a record of his plans on a small statuette) he makes a wager with Felton that he can do so. When Hume is found dead, Talbot prosecutes the case against Felton, and just as Felton is about to be electrocuted Babe delivers the statue by which his innocence is proved. Babe, who had denounced Talbot for having convicted Felton, acknowledges her love for him; and all ends well.

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