The Avenging Conscience (1914)

The Avenging Conscience (1914)

The criminal haunted by tortures of the mind

Release Date: 1914, August 2
Directors: D.W. Griffith
Countries: United States of America
Production: Majestic Motion Picture Company
Cast: Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Robert Harron, George Siegmann, Walter Long, Blanche Sweet, Ralph Lewis, Wallace Reid, Josephine Crowell, Spottiswoode Aitken

Overview:

Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Becoming convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.

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