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The Eyes of Mystery

The Eyes of Mystery

The Eyes of Mystery is a lost 1918 American silent mystery film directed by Tod Browning starring Edith Storey.

Plot

As described in a film magazine, Carma Carmichael, who lives with her uncle Quincy Carmichael, is kidnapped by her father and held for ransom. In order to trap the criminals and secure Jack Carrington as Carma's husband, Quincy fakes his death and makes Jack his heir. Carma is angered by her uncle's action is determined to take her rightful place. By going through some of her uncle's papers, she discovers that the man she believes to be her father is an impostor and that her father is dead. Carma's supposed father and a group of moonshiners attack the Carmichael home and are fought off by Carma, Jack, and a friend. Quincy, believing it is time to return to life, does so in time to get the sheriff's posse on the house grounds, drive off the moonshiners, and capture the crooks.

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    author
    director Tod Browning
    genre mystery
    keywords film magazine kidnap moonshine
    producer B. A. Rolfe
    publisher Metro Pictures