The Devil's Riddle

The Devil's Riddle — Plot

During a raging Montana snowstorm, Doctor Jim Barnes collapses at Esther Anderson's cabin door. Esther offers Jim refuge, but when he discovers that their food supplies are running dangerously low, he braves the journey into town in order to replenish them. On the way, he is overcome with exhaustion and fails to return. Esther, unaware of Jim's condition and abused by her stepfather, joins a theatrical troop and leaves home.

• Release date
• March 8, 1920
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Frank Beal

The Devil's Riddle — Cast

Gladys Brockwell Esther Anderson William Scott Dr. Jim Barnes

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Richard Cummings Potts, the banker Claire McDowell Mrs. Potts

T

Tom Bates Hotel proprietor Jack Curtis Nicholas Dunaew Paul Evers

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Louis Fitzroy Sam Tuttle