The Girl and the Crisis
A Gripping Political Drama of Graft, Intrigue, Plot and Counter-Plot
1917 · 50m Drama
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The Girl and the Crisis
Overview
Lieut. Governor Oliver Barnitz accedes to the governorship when his predecessor, failing to call out the militia during a riot at the Wilmot plant, is shot and killed by terrorist Oliver Poole. Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to commute the assassin's death sentence, Barnitz falls into a troubled sleep and dreams of being forced to cast judgment on his father in a similar position.
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