When a young woman rejects a wealthy suitor, he seeks revenge by starting a run on her father's bank in this Hepworth film.
Theodore Frenkel was a scion of a well-known theatrical family. For fifteen years, he was a prolific director of movies, few of which seem to have survived. Looking at this effort from 1909, it can be seen that this is not a particularly cinematic effort, with a theatrical set and acting that, to the modern eye, consists largely of arm-waving, although the gathering of crowds seeking their money is well run for mass action.
This was an issue for many Hepworth productions for the era. Despite a long existence as an English production company -- from the dawn of the 20th century until well after the Great War -- Hepworth's productions quickly settled on a model that did not change with the rapidly evolving industry.