Robert Warner, a big but timid man, is a victim of Bud Stevens, known as the "Bully." Robert is in love with Kate O'Connor, whose father is a policeman, but he is too bashful to declare ... See full summary
A Slave of Fear (1917) Online
Robert Warner, a big but timid man, is a victim of Bud Stevens, known as the "Bully." Robert is in love with Kate O'Connor, whose father is a policeman, but he is too bashful to declare himself. Kate signifies her intention of going to work in the factory where Robert and Bud are employed, and, just as Robert anticipates, Bud shows him up to be a coward before Kate. To his mother Robert confesses his chagrin at the treatment he receives from Bud, and the mother tells him the story of his father who believed in using brute strength. Robert decides that he will not follow in his father's footsteps. One night while he is calling upon Kate, Bud arrives and insults him before the girl and her father. This is too much and Robert decides that he will teach Bud a lesson, and, securing a gun, waits for him. He follows Bud for some distance and to his astonishment sees Bud receive, at the hands of his friends, the same treatment that he had given him. Later, he discovers the trio in the act of ...
| Cast overview: | |||
 | Millard K. Wilson | - | Robert Warner (as M.K. Wilson) |
 | Jane Bernoudy | - | Mrs. Warner - Robert's Mother |
| Lew Short | - | Mike O'Connor (as Lou Short) |
 | Agnes Vernon | - | Kate O'Connor - Mike's Daughter |
| Earle Page | - | Bud Stevens |