The Black Sheep of the Family (1916)

The Black Sheep of the Family

1916

Drama

Synopsis

Although Kenneth Carmont and Esther Saunders, criminal Bert Saunders' sister, love each other, Esther marries detective Elwood Collins, who agrees to stop pursuing Bert if she accepts his proposal. One night, Kenneth and Esther hide Bert, who has escaped from the police. The same night, Kenneth's father is murdered. The evidence implicates Kenneth, who cannot supply his whereabouts at the time of the crime, as that would give away Bert. Esther cannot clear Kenneth for the same reason, and because it would let her husband know that she was with her former sweetheart.

Credits

Director

Jay Hunt

Cast

C. Norman Hammond as Madison Carmont (as C. Norton Hammond)

Florence Hale as Mrs. Carmont (as Mrs. Jay Hunt)

Francelia Billington as Esther Saunders

Gilmore Hammond as Elwood Collins

Hector V. Sarno as Simon Hathaway

Jack Holt as Kenneth Carmont

Mina Cunard as Bertha Carmont (as Mina Jeffreys)

Paul Byron as Bert Saunders