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The Chimney's Secret (1915)
Short | Drama, Short

The Chimney's Secret (1915)

Short | Drama, Short

By the flickering light of a candle an old peddler hides a bundle of bills in the chimney of his wretched hovel. In a house nearby Mary, a factory girl, lives with her invalid sister. Mary comes to the rescue of the old peddler when some ...See moreBy the flickering light of a candle an old peddler hides a bundle of bills in the chimney of his wretched hovel. In a house nearby Mary, a factory girl, lives with her invalid sister. Mary comes to the rescue of the old peddler when some boys in the neighborhood throw stones at him, an incident which earns the gratitude of the miser. Mary is saving her earnings to take her sister to a climate where she will recover from her malady. Mary goes to the bank to open an account and gets acquainted with Charles, the cashier. Charles is afflicted with a secret greed for money and as he handles the funds of the bank he suffers a great desire to take them. Mary's savings at the bank have grown to an amount sufficient to take her sister away, when the bank fails and it is announced that Charles, the cashier, has absconded. The old peddler sees Mary pounding on the doors of the bank. He hurries to his hovel, and gets the packages of bills from their hiding place and prepares to leave. Upon opening the door he is confronted by Mary, who is on her way home. Thinking he sees another vision, he staggers hack. Mary, thinking him ill, enters the hut and tries to assist him. The old man shows signs of insanity, and, throwing the bills on the table, tells her he has robbed the bank. He clutches at his hair and beard, and, tearing them off, reveals himself, Charles, the cashier. Mary is horror-stricken and pleads with him to restore the money to the poor. In delirium he gives her the money and tells her to take it to the bank. She leaves with it. Charles, in a frenzy, starts to pursue her to recover the money when an accusing vision of her appears near the door. He staggers back and over a chair, which he hurls through the vision. Hiding his face in his hands, he staggers to the wall, where he sinks to the floor and dies. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Lon Chaney Charles Harding Charles Harding See fewer	He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Gretchen Lederer Mary Ellis Mary Ellis See fewer	The Silent Lady (1917)
Katherine Campbell Mary's Sister (uncredited) Mary's Sister (uncredited) See fewer	The Measure of a Man (1916)
Vera Sisson Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	The Married Virgin (1918)