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The Human Octopus

  • 1915
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Walter Edwards in The Human Octopus (1915)
DramaShort

John Kelcey is a supposedly wealthy gentleman, but in reality is president of the Beggars' Union, an organization composed almost entirely of phony cripples, blind men, etc., who prey upon t... Read allJohn Kelcey is a supposedly wealthy gentleman, but in reality is president of the Beggars' Union, an organization composed almost entirely of phony cripples, blind men, etc., who prey upon the sympathy of the public. He has a daughter, Ruth, who is in love with Tom Horton, a repo... Read allJohn Kelcey is a supposedly wealthy gentleman, but in reality is president of the Beggars' Union, an organization composed almost entirely of phony cripples, blind men, etc., who prey upon the sympathy of the public. He has a daughter, Ruth, who is in love with Tom Horton, a reporter. Kelcey orders Horton from the house. Horton is later assigned to investigate graft c... Read all

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    • Walter Edwards
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    • Walter Edwards
    • Clara Williams
    • Howard Hickman
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    Walter Edwards
    Walter Edwards
    • John Kelsey
    Clara Williams
    Clara Williams
    • Ruth Kelsey - John's Daughter
    Howard Hickman
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    • Tom Horton
    • (as Howard C. Hickman)
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    A new sort of crook story

    An unusual story with Walter Edwards in the dual role of a politician and the leader of an organization of beggars. The hero, a young newspaper reporter, loves the politician's daughter, but the father does not like him. Later the hero discovers that the father is the notorious Hunchy Dolan. The scenes taken in Hunchy's den are full of interest and form the background of a new sort of crook story. After discovery the father goes to Europe and the hero marries the girl. Something new in the way of a slum yarn. - The Moving Picture World, May 15, 1915

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      • May 14, 1915 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • Kay-Bee Pictures
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      • Silent
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      • 1.33 : 1

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