The Third Generation

Overview

When Alden Van Dusen, a third-generation member of a prestigious old New York family, is faced with the alternatives of allowing his firm to go bankrupt or becoming involved in fraud, he decides on suicide. As he is about to drown himself, Alden is attacked by a thug and, in the ensuing struggle, his assailant is killed. Seizing upon the opportunity, Alden changes identities with the dead man and drifts West, where he becomes an employee in his firm's mine.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 5, 1920

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Brentwood Film Corporation

Cast

Betty Blythe,Peggy Cartwright,Jack Pratt,Herbert Jones,Betty Brice,Mahlon Hamilton,Josef Swickard,Fred Kelsey,Edward Cecil

Director

Henry Kolker

Writer

Henry Kolker,Arthur Ripley

Cinematography

Charles R. Seeling

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0011762