
The Master Hand
Drama
Overview
James Rallston, facing financial hardship, marries a wealthy invalid widow with a daughter, Jean, and plots to control her fortune. He orchestrates her confinement in a sanitarium by drugging her and falsely claiming she is insane, with the help of a conniving doctor and sanitarium keeper. Fifteen years later, Rallston has lost Jean's fortune through speculation and seeks help from John Bigelow to recover it, offering Jean as a reward. Bigelow, suspicious of Rallston, discovers the truth about the widow and Jean's father, and rescues the widow from the sanitarium.
Top Cast


Nat C. Goodwin
Nat C. Goodwin
John Bigelow
Nat C. Goodwin
John Bigelow


Theodore Babcock
Theodore Babcock
James Rallston
Theodore Babcock
James Rallston


Julia Stuart
Julia Stuart
Mrs. Rallston
Julia Stuart
Mrs. Rallston


Florence Malone
Florence Malone
Jean Rallston
Florence Malone
Jean Rallston


Clarissa Selwynne
Clarissa Selwynne
Dr. Lane
Clarissa Selwynne
Dr. Lane


Katherine Lee
Katherine Lee
Dot
Katherine Lee
Dot


Madge Evans
Madge Evans
Jean as a Child
Madge Evans
Jean as a Child


Kittens Reichert
Kittens Reichert
Child
Kittens Reichert
Child
Carroll Fleming
Carroll Fleming
Ed Pembroke
Carroll Fleming
Ed Pembroke
Alex Calvert
Alex Calvert
Dr. Garside
Alex Calvert
Dr. Garside
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