
The Wheels of Justice
Crime · Drama · Romance
Overview
Ralph Brooks, although engaged to Julia Dean, meets and becomes infatuated with Rita Reynolds. She gains his sympathy by telling untrue stories of her husband's brutality. They plan to run away together but while Rita is taking a large sum of money from her husband's safe, he returns early from a business trip and a fight ensues which results in her husband's death.
Top Cast


Dorothy Kelly
Dorothy Kelly
Julia Dean, Ralph's Sweetheart
Dorothy Kelly
Julia Dean, Ralph's Sweetheart


James Morrison
James Morrison
Ralph Brooks
James Morrison
Ralph Brooks


Louise Beaudet
Louise Beaudet
Mrs. Brooks, Ralph's Mother
Louise Beaudet
Mrs. Brooks, Ralph's Mother


Eulalie Jensen
Eulalie Jensen
Rita Reynolds, an Adventuress
Eulalie Jensen
Rita Reynolds, an Adventuress


Charles Eldridge
Charles Eldridge
John Reynolds
Charles Eldridge
John Reynolds


Anders Randolf
Anders Randolf
'Tug' Riley, a Convict
Anders Randolf
'Tug' Riley, a Convict


George Cooper
George Cooper
'Red' Hall, the Burglar
George Cooper
'Red' Hall, the Burglar
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