The Brigand's Daughter - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

While attending the Embassy Ball, the chief of the conspirators receives a letter, telling him the new government has decided to break up their organization, and that they must fly for their liberty and sacred cause. The secretary has put ...See moreWhile attending the Embassy Ball, the chief of the conspirators receives a letter, telling him the new government has decided to break up their organization, and that they must fly for their liberty and sacred cause. The secretary has put a special agent to watch the conspirators, and try and get possession of their documents. He starts on their trail disguised as a mountaineer and is engaged by them to act as their guide. After traveling some distance they find a cave and making it their headquarters, they plan to free their country. The agent gets possession of the papers and in making his escape, is shot, and the papers are recovered. Then the secretary, having lost his first move, offers 200,000 francs reward for the capture of the conspirators. The conspirators, hearing of the reward, decide to blow up the road leading to their hiding place. In the explosion a gold mine is discovered and they plan to exploit it for the benefit of their cause. They ask their treasurer, Banker Grunt, for advice, Aly Belfadel, one of the conspirators, calls on the banker to tell of the discovery and to find an engineer they can depend on, to work the mine. The banker gives them the address of Velizetos, an engineer, who he knows is in need of money. They call on him, and after examining the specimens of rock, and knowing it is a good mine, he decides to go with them, for the sake of the money. His daughter. Artemisia, does not like the idea, but realizing that her father will make a fortune, she consents to his departure. They depart in an automobile, and while speeding towards the mountains they blindfold him. He becomes suspicious and his fears are confirmed when he finds himself in a cave with strange men. The chief of the conspirators, revealing his identity, tells him he is in their power, and they will make him rich if he follows their instructions. Realizing it is useless to resist, he pleads for protection for his daughter, while he is with them. They promise to send one of their men to enter the service of his daughter. The mine produces wonderful results, and as a reward they take the engineer to visit his daughter. During his absence Artemisia falls in love with a young lieutenant. Her father meets him and says he can have his daughter when he has improved his financial condition. Lieutenant Comatis goes to his uncle, the Secretary of State, and is advised to try and capture the conspirators and win the reward. He writes to Artemisia of his plans to capture the brigands and starts. Artemisia is much distressed and her servant, a brigand in disguise, also reads the letter, and realizing the danger of his associates' capture, tells her that her father is one of them, and to save him she must follow him. The conspirators suspect treachery on the part of the engineer when they see the lieutenant, but Artemisia arrives and her father has a chance to explain the situation to Comatis. He feels he must do his duty, but the brigands have taken advantage of the delay and escaped. They leave the mine to their country. The lieutenant then goes to his uncle, introduces his fiancée, and tells him of the gold mine he has won for his country. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less