The God of Girzah (1913)

movie

Country: N/A
Genres: Short, Western
Release: 1913-12-20
Director: Henry MacRae
Writers: Leslie T. Peacocke
Language: None | English
Stars: Clarence Burton , William Clifford , Phyllis Gordon , Sherman Bainbridge , Sylvia Ashton , Val Paul
Runtime: 22 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Ultimate Solution (United States of America) , The God of Girzah , The God of Girzah (United States of America)
Plot: An English colonel steals an idol of Buddah from the temple of Girzah, thinking it will never be missed. However, the result of this act overshadows his entire life. Priests of Girzah demand its return, but the colonel denies that he has it. His servants league themselves with the priests against him. His life is attempted through the agency of the deadly cobra, one of the many unusual and thrilling scenes, and his liquors are poisoned. Fifteen years later, he comes to the United States with his nephew. One night, his eyes failing him, he sends his valet for a private secretary. A moment before the secretary, a girl, is ushered into the room, two Hindu priests enter and stab the colonel to death. The girl is accused by the valet, who finds her by the body. She makes her escape by jumping fifteen feet from a window and three months afterward meets the nephew and marries him, when the nephew brings his wife home, the valet recognizes her, threatens her with exposure and succeeds in blackmailing her. Her life is made unbearable until she ends the colonel's diary, which tells of the former attempts upon his life. She confesses everything to her husband and is cleared of suspicion, while the valet is exposed.
IMDB:tt0368749