The Master Mind is a 1914

1914 in film

The year 1914 in film involved some significant events, including the debut of Cecil B. DeMille as a director.-Events:*The 3,300-seat Mark Strand Theatre opens in New York City....

 American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 black & white silent

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 crime

Crime film

Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...

/drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Oscar C. Apfel was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in 167 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.-Biography:...

 and Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil B. DeMille

Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films. He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his movies...

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The plot revolves around a defense attorney who, unable to obtain the acquittal of an innocent young man, concocts a complicated and diabolical scheme to revenge himself upon the prosecutor.

Cast

• Edmund Breese
  Edmund Breese
  Edmund Breese was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Long on the stage with a varied Broadway career before entering movies he appeared with James O'Neill in The Count of Monte Cristo , The Lion and the Mouse with Richard Bennett, The Third Degree with Helen Ware, The...
  
   as Richard Allen
• Fred Montague
  Fred Montague
  Fred Montague was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 59 films between 1912 and 1919.He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Lure of the Circus...
  
   as Henry Allen
• Jane Darwell as Milwaukee Sadie
• Dick La Reno
  Dick La Reno
  Dick La Reno was an Irish-born American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 83 films between 1914 and 1931.He was born in Ireland and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Single Handed...
  
   as Blount
• Harry Fisher
  Harry Fisher
  Harold A. Fisher was an American college basketball coach.In 1905, while a student and player at Columbia University, Fisher began coaching the basketball team of Fordham University, leading the team to a 4-2 record while capturing All-America honors as a player and leading Columbia to its second...
  
   as Diamond Willie
• Mabel Van Buren
  Mabel Van Buren
  Mabel Van Buren was an American stage and screen actress from Chicago, Illinois. She had dark hair, brown eyes, and was five feet three inches tall. She enjoyed riding horses and swimming....
  
   as Lucine, Three-Arm Fanny
• Richard L'Estrange
  Richard L'Estrange
  Richard L'Estrange or Le Strange was an English Member of Parliament . The son of Sir Thomas Le Strange, he probably secured election through his brother Sir Nicholas L'Estrange, who was Chamberlain to the Duke of Norfolk: he represented Shoreham in the Parliament of 1559 and King's Lynn in that of...
  
   as Safe Blower (credited as Richard La Strang)
• Monroe Salisbury
  Monroe Salisbury
  Monroe Salisbury was an American actor. He appeared on the stage for several years and then became an early movie star....
  
   as District attorney
• William Elmer
  William Elmer
  William Elmer was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 88 films between 1913 and 1942.He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Condemned...
  
  as Creegan (credited as Billy Elmer)

Trivia

The 33 year old Cecil B. DeMille, uncredited as director, was being mentored by the director, Oscar Apfel in this film.