The Black Circle (1919)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1919-10-20
Director: Frank Reicher
Writers: Raymond C. Hill , Giles Warren
Language: None
Stars: Creighton Hale , Virginia Valli , Jack Drumier , Walter Horton , Clarette Clare , Edwin Denison , John Davidson , Carl Sauerman , Eva Gordon , Adolph Milar
Runtime: 50 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Black Circle (United States of America) , The Black Circle , The Vanishing Mask (United States of America) , Hidden Dangers (United States of America) , 黒環 (Japan)
Plot: Andrew MacTavish Ferguson and Lucy Baird, reporters for a New York newspaper, trade assignments. Both are fired when Lucy's article, written by Andy, criticizes the political party backing the paper. They go to her home, the Southern town of Bradford, where her father Daniel, about to run for sheriff, hires them to edit his newspaper. When they expose a gang of liquor smugglers, the mysterious Black Riders, already responsible for the deaths of two reformers, send Daniel and Andrew notes with black circles drawn on them, symbolizing death. Although Daniel's home and office are ransacked and his character is attacked, he wins the election, then arrests the gang after they capture Andy. Among the gang is the previous sheriff, Jacob Ackerman, who accuses prosecuting attorney Philip Parker of being the real leader. This is confirmed when Andy's visiting Aunt Janet recognizes Parker as the ex-president of a swindling mining company. Later, she advises Andy to marry Lucy, which he does.
IMDB:tt0009934