The White Circle (1920)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1920-08-22
Director: Maurice Tourneur
Writers: Robert Louis Stevenson , John Gilbert , Jules Furthman (1888–1966)
Language: None | English
Stars: Spottiswoode Aitken , Janice Wilson , Harry Northrup , John Gilbert , Wesley Barry , Jack McDonald
Runtime: 50 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: 白環団 (Japan) , Le Cercle blanc (France, French Republic) , The White Circle , The White Circle (United States of America) , The Pavilion on the Links (United States of America)
Plot: Having endangered his life by foolishly gambling away funds entrusted to him by the Carbonari, an Italian secret society, London banker Bernard Huddlestone appeals to Northmour, an adventurer, for protection. Northmour takes Huddlestone and his daughter Clara to his castle in Scotland, offering them safety in return for Clara's hand in marriage. There Clara encounters Frank Cassilis, an old adversary of Northmour's, and falls in love. Trouble brews between the two men, but when the Carbonari discovers Huddlestone's hiding place and storms the castle, the fugitives band together to fight the avengers. Coming to the realization that only his sacrifice will appease the attackers, Huddlestone steps out and meets his death. Northmour, deciding that married life would prove too monotonous, gives up his claim on Clara to Cassilis.
IMDB:tt0011859