The Wrongdoers

The Wrongdoers

50 mins | Drama | Sept. 3, 1925

Philanthropical druggist Daniel Abbott, occasionally robs the rich to take care of the poor, goes to court with his young ward, Jimmy Nolan. In the courtroom Daniel meets Mrs. Warren, who, despondent over her inability to care for a newborn baby, has been charged with attempted suicide. Daniel takes mother and daughter under his wing, watching with pride as the girl, Helen, and his ward, Jimmy, grow to a tender adolescence. Sylvester Doane, a tenement owner, falls in love with Helen, and Daniel makes plans to rob him. Jimmy learns with shock of the plans and goes to Doane's apartment to prevent the robbery. Jimmy takes the gems to forestall his father, but he is found with them in his possession and put in jail.

The Wrongdoers

50 mins | Drama | Sept. 3, 1925

The Wrongdoers
Philanthropical druggist Daniel Abbott, occasionally robs the rich to take care of the poor, goes to court with his young ward, Jimmy Nolan. In the courtroom Daniel meets Mrs. Warren, who, despondent over her inability to care for a newborn baby, has been charged with attempted suicide. Daniel takes mother and daughter under his wing, watching with pride as the girl, Helen, and his ward, Jimmy, grow to a tender adolescence. Sylvester Doane, a tenement owner, falls in love with Helen, and Daniel makes plans to rob him. Jimmy learns with shock of the plans and goes to Doane's apartment to prevent the robbery. Jimmy takes the gems to forestall his father, but he is found with them in his possession and put in jail.
Producers MacFadden True Story Pictures
Original title The Wrongdoers
Directors Hugh Dierker
Writers Lewis Allen Browne

Cast

Lionel Barrymore

as Daniel Abbott

Anne Cornwall

as Helen Warren

Henry Hull

as Jimmy Nolan

Henry Sedley

as Sylvester Doane

Blanche Craig

as Honora

Flora Finch

as Society Woman

William Calhoun

as Butler

Harry Lee

as Solemn Man

Tammany Young

as Crook

Tom Brown

as Little Jimmy