Betrayed by a Handprint (1908)

ALL 09/01/1908 (en) Crime 8 Min
  • Release
    09/01/1908
  • Production
    American Mutoscope & Biograph
  • Rotten tomato
    29%
  • Original title
    Betrayed by a Handprint
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number of the guests, among whom is Myrtle Vane. Miss Vane is playing in wretched luck, and is advised several times by Mrs. Wharton to desist, but she still plays on in the vain hopes of the tide of fortune turning, until at last, in the extreme of desperation, she stakes her all and loses. Shame and disgrace stare her in the face. What can she do to recoup her depleted fortune? As one of the guests there is Professor Francois Paracelsus, the eminent palmister, who of course, was called upon to read the palms of those present. Sheets of paper were prepared and each imprinted their hand on a sheet to be read by the erudite soothsayer at his leisure, and so were left on the drawing room table.

  1. D.W. Griffith

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Florence Lawrence

    Myrtle Vane

  2. Harry Solter

    Mr. Wharton

  3. Linda Arvidson

    The Maid / Party Guest

  4. Kate Bruce

    Mrs. Wharton

  5. Gene Gauntier

    Party Guest

  6. George Gebhardt

    The Palmister

  7. Mack Sennett

    The Butler

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 1

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Betrayed by a Handprint (1908) 8 Min

ALL 09/01/1908 (en)
Crime
  • Release 09/01/1908
  • Production
    American Mutoscope & Biograph
  • Original title Betrayed by a Handprint
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number of the guests, among whom is Myrtle Vane. Miss Vane is playing in wretched luck, and is advised several times by Mrs. Wharton to desist, but she still plays on in the vain hopes of the tide of fortune turning, until at last, in the extreme of desperation, she stakes her all and loses. Shame and disgrace stare her in the face. What can she do to recoup her depleted fortune? As one of the guests there is Professor Francois Paracelsus, the eminent palmister, who of course, was called upon to read the palms of those present. Sheets of paper were prepared and each imprinted their hand on a sheet to be read by the erudite soothsayer at his leisure, and so were left on the drawing room table.

  1. D.W. Griffith

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer