Under Suspicion (1918)
Gerry Simpson (Bushman) meets newspaper reporter Virginia Blake (Bayne) and, after learning that she has no use for the idle rich, decides to become a reporter and make Virginia believe he is poor in order to win her. Both are very happy until Virginia comes to believe that Gerry is responsible for a series of robberies that have occurred at fashionable functions. She goes to his apartment but is interrupted by Gerry's valet. Gerry arrives home in time to save Virginia from the wrath of the crooked valet and after the thief is brought to justice, Virginia, convinced of Gerry's innocence, promises to marry him.
- Date of release
- 1918-02-04
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery
- Director
- Will S. Davis
Casting
- Francis X. Bushman — Gerry Simpson
- Beverly Bayne — Virginia Blake
- Eva Gordon — Mrs. Alice Woolworth
- Frank Montgomery — Sweeney
- Sidney D'Albrook — Murphy
- Arthur Housman — Red Hogan
- Franklyn Hanna — Chief of Detectives
- Hugh Jeffrey — Rogers
- Jack Newton — Cassidy
Interesting facts
Under Suspicion is a 1918 American silent film comedy-mystery directed by Will S. Davis and starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. Based upon the short story "The Woolworth Diamonds" by Hugh C. Weir that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, it was produced and distributed by Metro Pictures.
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