The Master Mind

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name = The Master Mind


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director = Oscar Apfel
Cecil B. DeMille
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writer = Clara Beranger
David Daniel Cohen
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starring = Edmund Breese
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released = 11 May, 1914
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country = UK
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0004314

"The Master Mind" is a 1914 American black & white silent crime/drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille.

The plot revolves around a defense attorney who, unable to obtain the acquittal of an innocent young man, concocts a complicated and diabolical scheme to revenge himself upon the prosecutor.

Cast

* Edmund Breese as Richard Allen
* Fred Montague as Henry Allen
* Jane Darwell as Milwaukee Sadie
* Dick La Reno as Blount
* Harry Fisher as Diamond Willie
* Mabel Van Buren as Lucine, "Three-Arm Fanny"
* Richard L'Estrange as Safe Blower (credited as Richard La Strang)
* Monroe Salisbury as District attorney
* William Elmer as Creegan (credited as Billy Elmer)

Trivia

The 33 year old Cecil B. DeMille, uncredited as director, was being mentored by the director, Oscar Apfel in this film.

External links

*imdb title|id=0004314|title=The Master Mind