The gambler's ruin
Original French title: Empreinte fatale
Peter Thurston develops a mania for gambling and gradually sinks lower and lower until he is ruined. Failing to obtain money from either his wife or his father, Peter becomes a burglar. Sometime after, he breaks into his wife's home and inadvertently causes her death. Meanwhile, his father perfects a machine capable of detecting criminals, which is used to prove Peter's guilt. As Peter…
Contributor:
Laurent, Jeanne Marie - Afi/Rubin (Howard) Collection (Library of Congress) - Dhartigny, Max - Société Des Établissements Gaumont - Exclusive Supply Corporation