Overview
Lem Ransom, the village drunkard, steals the Widow Huggins' bonds while under the influence of liquor, at the instigation of Hannibal Chapman, an unscrupulous lawyer. After taking the stolen bonds from his catspaw, Chapman treacherously arranges to have suspicion fall upon Lem.
Director and cast
- Tom Moore as Thaddeus Strong - the New Minister
- Alice Joyce as Nance Ransom - Lem's daughter
- Henry Hallam as Hannibal Chapman - an Unscrupulous Lawyer
- Helen Lindroth as Miss Tattleby - the Village Gossip
- Joseph Conyers as Darius Startle - the Village Constable
- Thomas McGrath as Lem Ransom - the Village Drunkard
- Mary Moore as The New Minister's Sister
- Richard Bartlett as Frazier - a Convict
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