Plot Summary

Eli Turner, an unscrupulous lawyer, is defeated in court by Frank Morrison, a young attorney. Frank also has had the temerity to get in Turner's path over a girl. Now Turner plots to send Morrison to prison, but Nance, a mountain girl, who admires Frank, warns him of his danger.

Movie Details

Original Title
The Clutch of Circumstance
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

E.H. Calvert as Frank Morrison

E.H. Calvert

Frank Morrison

Lillian Drew as Nance - a Mountain Girl

Lillian Drew

Nance - a Mountain Girl

Edmund Cobb as Eli Turner

Edmund Cobb

Eli Turner

John Cossar as The Governor

John Cossar

The Governor

Betty Scott as Margaret Field - the Governor's Daughter

Betty Scott

Margaret Field - the Governor's Daughter

Jack Meredith as Rube - Nance's Father

Jack Meredith

Rube - Nance's Father

Production Companies

The Essanay Film Manufacturing Company