The Brass Check (1918)
Henry Everett is confined to an insane asylum when he refuses to sacrifice his invention to a powerful rubber trust. Richard Trevor, the son of trust magnate Silas Trevor, becomes involved with Henry and his sister Edith, when he mistakenly picks up a baggage claim check meant for the detective Edith has hired to help her brother. After a series of daring adventures, Richard, acting as the detective, secures freedom and financial recompense for Henry, and the affections of Edith for himself.
- Date of release
- 1918-03-11
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Will S. Davis
Casting
- Francis X. Bushman — Richard Trevor
- Beverly Bayne — Edith Everett
- Augustus Phillips — Wellington Dix
- Frank Currier — Silas Trevor
- Ollie Cooper — Norma Glanor
- Francis Joyner — Henry Everett
- Rudolph De Cordova — Cornelius Everett
- Bob Williamson — Peter Glanor
- Hugh Jeffrey — Blake
- John Smiley — William Roberts
- Hugh D'Arcy — J. Osborne Cole
- Jack Newton — Robert Dexter
Interesting facts
The Brass Check is a lost 1918 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Will S. Davis and starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. Metro Pictures produced and distributed the film.
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