The Master Mind | |
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Directed by |
Oscar Apfel Cecil B. DeMille (uncredited) |
Written by | Clara Beranger (scenario) |
Story by | David Daniel Cohen |
Based on |
The Master Mind by Daniel D. Carter |
Starring | Edmund Breese |
Production
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Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language |
Silent English intertitles |
The Master Mind is a 1914 American silent crime/drama film released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Oscar Apfel and Cecil B. DeMille and stars Edmund Breese. The film is based on the play of the same name by Daniel D. Carter.
The plot revolves around a defense attorney who, unable to obtain the acquittal of an innocent young man, concocts a complicated and diabolical scheme to revenge himself upon the prosecutor.