At Doctor Emerson's farewell bachelor dinner, the conversation veered to the struggles in the medical world to achieve success legitimately. "Tomorrow," said Emerson, "I operate on a rich old man; one of his relatives offered me $20,000 if he dies." After the others had departed, the rejected suitor lingered, and kept Emerson up late, plying him with wine. The next day, he was unfit for the operation, and the patient died. The police, arrested Emerson on evidence contained in an anonymous letter and statement of the rejected suitor that Emerson had confessed the crime. On the way to prison Emerson escaped by jumping into the river, and after a futile search was reported as drowned. Years passed, and the rival, who had married Emerson's former fiancée, became a successful ship owner. On visiting one of his ships his little daughter makes friends with a morose sailor, and a few days later she disappears. After several months an aviator brings the child back to her father, with a note ...
上映地区 | 美国 |
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上映时间 | 1917-02-04 |
中文名 | a modern monte cristo |
原始名称 | A Modern Monte Cristo |
名称 | a modern monte cristo |
国家 | 美国 |
地区 | 美国 |
外文名 | a modern monte cristo |
子类型 | 剧情 |
导演 | eugene moore |
年份 | 1917 |
片长 | 50分钟 |
类别 | 电影 |
精选上位词 | 电影 |
英文名 | a modern monte cristo |