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The Closed Road is a american film of genre Drama directed by Maurice Tourneur released in USA on 24 april 1916 with House Peters, Sr.
The Closed Road (1916)
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Lorsque le docteur Hugh Annersley se retrouve à court de fonds pour sa recherche d'un remède contre le cancer, il contacte Griswold, un musicien de ses amis qui lui doit de l'argent. Mais Griswold est retrouvé mort, et tous les indices accusent Hugh. Pendant ce temps, Frank Sergeant, une connaissance de Hugh et de sa sœur Julia, découvre qu'il n'a plus que six mois à vivre. Julia lui demande alors de s'accuser du meurtre pour que Hugh puisse continuer ses recherches. Frank accepte, mais alors qu'il est promis à la chaise électrique, il apprend qu'il n'est pas aussi malade qu'il le pensait. Pour le sauver, Julia enquête et découvre que le docteur Appledan est le coupable et le fait se confesser juste à temps pour sauver Frank.Actors
House Peters, Sr.
(Frank Sargeant)
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