- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Short, Western
- Release: 1914-03-26
- Director: Lloyd Ingraham
- Writers: N/A
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Carl Stockdale , Reina Valdez , Emory Johnson , Josephine Rector , Harry Todd , True Boardman , Victor Potel , Jack Woods , Thomas J. Crizer
- Runtime: 11 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Heritage of Evil (United States of America) , The Atonement , The Atonement (United States of America)
- Plot: After spending several months in prison on account of stealing, Jim Marvin is freed and immediately leaves for the west. Years later we see him the sheriff in a small town, married and the proud father of a charming young daughter. One evening a traveler comes to town. The high altitude is too much for him and he is taken sick. He entrusts his money to the sheriff, who puts it away in a dresser drawer. When the traveler calls for the money it has mysteriously disappeared. The sheriff is stripped of his star and accused of stealing. Maizie, the sheriff's daughter, saves her father from a prison cell by admitting that she had taken the money, a victim of heritage.
- IMDB:tt0413789
The Atonement Cast
Lloyd Ingraham
Director
Carl Stockdale
Jim Marvin
Reina Valdez
Maizie - the Sheriff's Daughter
Emory Johnson
Josephine Rector
Harry Todd
True Boardman
Victor Potel
Jack Woods
Thomas J. Crizer