- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1919-11-30
- Director: George Fitzmaurice
- Writers: Robert M. Baker , Ouida Bergère
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Elsie Ferguson , David Powell , Helen Montrose , Charles Kent , Charles K. Gerrard , Ida Waterman
- Runtime: 50 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Newportsmysteriet (Sweden) , Counterfeit , Counterfeit (United Kingdom) , Counterfeit (United States of America)
- Plot: In order to secretly replenish the family's failing fortunes, Virginia Griswold secures a position in the Secret Service to apprehend a group of counterfeiters and gain the reward money. Virginia infiltrates Newport society and discovers that Mrs. Palmer, wife of a wealthy resident, is involved with Vincent Cortez, a foreign adventurer. Cortez gives Mrs. Palmer counterfeit bills which Virginia removes from a safe while being watched by Stuart Kent, who is in love with her. Later Kent becomes angry when he sees Cortez embrace Virginia. Virginia leads detectives to a yacht used as headquarters by the counterfeiters. The gang is arrested and Virginia gains the reward. Colonel Harrington, a close friend of the family, explains the situation to Kent, and the couple is reunited.
- IMDB:tt0144845
Counterfeit Cast · · · ALL
George Fitzmaurice
Director
Elsie Ferguson
Virginia Griswold
David Powell
Stuart Kent
Charles Kent
Col. Harrington
Charles K. Gerrard
Vincent Cortez
Ida Waterman
Mrs. Griswold
Robert Lee Keeling
Mr. Palmer
Robert Vivian