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The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man turns to thoughts of murder. Experiencing a series of visions, he sees murder as a normal course of events in ... See full summary » Director:D.W. Griffith |
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Henry B. Walthall | ... |
The Nephew
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Spottiswoode Aitken | ... |
The Uncle
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Blanche Sweet | ... |
The Nephew's Sweetheart
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George Siegmann | ... |
The Italian
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The Maid
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The Grocery Boy
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Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man turns to thoughts of murder. Experiencing a series of visions, he sees murder as a normal course of events in life and kills his uncle. Tortured by his conscience, his future sanity is uncertain as he is assailed by nightmarish visions of what he has done. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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24 August 1914 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Murderer's Conscience See more »Company Credits
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Inspired and vaguely based on Poe's The Telltale Heart and with the words of Poe's Annabel Lee on some of the titles.
Some interesting shots of mad visions and of fiends from hell.
For dance historians a short 'Greek/Roman' dance at a garden party.