The Brass Check (1918)
Henry Everett is confined to an insane asylum when he refuses to sacrifice his invention to a powerful rubber trust. Richard Trevor, the son of trust magnate Silas Trevor, becomes involved with Henry and his sister Edith, when he mistakenly picks up a baggage claim check meant for the detective Edith has hired to help her brother. After a series of daring adventures, Richard, acting as the detective, secures freedom and financial recompense for Henry, and the affections of Edith for himself.
- Released
- 1918-03-11
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Will S. Davis
Cast
- Francis X. Bushman as Richard Trevor
- Beverly Bayne as Edith Everett
- Augustus Phillips as Wellington Dix
- Frank Currier as Silas Trevor
- Ollie Cooper as Norma Glanor
- Francis Joyner as Henry Everett
- Rudolph De Cordova as Cornelius Everett
- Bob Williamson as Peter Glanor
- Hugh Jeffrey as Blake
- John Smiley as William Roberts
- Hugh D'Arcy as J. Osborne Cole
- Jack Newton as Robert Dexter