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The Fatal Black Bean (1915) Online
Original Title :
The Fatal Black Bean
Genre :
Movie / Short / Drama
Year :
1915
Directror :
Raoul Walsh
Cast :
Elmer Clifton,Miriam Cooper,Eagle Eye
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.2/10

Anita, a Mexican girl, falls in love with John Gordon, an American mine superintendent, hated by her brother, Pedro. Later, Pedro plans Gordon's assassination. Anita conceals in her ... See full summary

The Fatal Black Bean (1915) Online

Anita, a Mexican girl, falls in love with John Gordon, an American mine superintendent, hated by her brother, Pedro. Later, Pedro plans Gordon's assassination. Anita conceals in her clothing a black bean, and feigning that Gordon has done her a wrong, goes to her brother and begs to be allowed to kill the American. As she has expected, Pedro tells her that the assassin will be chosen by lot, and then he passes round a hat full of beans, all of which are white save one, which is black. Anita surreptitiously takes the black bean out of her waist and the duty of planting the bomb, which is to destroy her lover is accorded to her. After she has disguised herself as a man and ridden off, her brother discovers the black bean left in the hat. Suspicious of Anita, he follows her on horseback. She does her best to evade him, but is caught and forced to plant the bomb. Secretly, however, she has removed the fuse. Meanwhile Gordon finds the unexploded bomb, and looking for its thrower, he ...
Cast overview:
Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton - John Gordon
Miriam Cooper Miriam Cooper - Anita
Eagle Eye Eagle Eye - Pedro - Anita's Brother
Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh - Undetermined Secondary Role (as Raoul A. Walsh) (unconfirmed)
Jennie Lee Jennie Lee