The Phone Message

The Phone Message (1916)

21 Jul 1916 • Short, Drama
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Dr. Carson had long wooed Daphne Standing, and at last they are married. There was one among the guests who did not wish them happiness and that was Laurelton, the rejected suitor. Daphne and her husband go to their home. Laurelton's jealousy grows, and after drinking a great deal of liquor he resolves upon a desperate scheme. That night when Carson and his bride are talking over their future the phone rings and Carson is requested to hurry to his office as there has been an accident and he is badly needed. Hardly has he disappeared when Laurelton enters the apartment. Daphne fears him and takes refuge in a locked room. The man starts to break in the door. Carson arrives at his office and finds no one there but the porter. Daphne gets to the phone, and calling up the office, tells her husband to come quick. Laurelton has now broken in the door. She takes refuge in another locked room, but Laurelton again is pounding on the door. Carson rushes home and finds Laurelton trying to break into his wife's room. They have a fight. Police, hearing the disturbance, enter, and finally the two are separated. Daphne, in fear of her life, grabs up a revolver and when her husband opens the door, believing he is Laurelton, shoots him. He is only slightly hurt, however, and after explanations are given, the officers take Laurelton in charge.

Allen Holubar
Director
Allen Holubar
Writer
Allen Holubar, Ruth Stonehouse, Jack Holt
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Language: None, English
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Country: United States
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