The Man in the Box

Overview

A poorly compensated bank clerk is, we may say, to that trying position of "Tantalus" in sight of tons of money but not a dollar of his own. This became more torturing as time went on, until at last, when the bank was arranging to ship a large quantity of cash to the West to relieve the recent money stringency, he made up his mind to heed the solicitude of that specter which had haunted him. Listening to the instructions given to the bank's messenger as to the shipment of the funds, he hustles off to a gang of crooks in whose company he had fallen.

Directed by Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

Top cast

Edward Dillon

Bank Clerk

D.W. Griffith

Station Agent

George Gebhardt

Wells Fargo Clerk

Gene Gauntier

Gang Member

Mack Sennett

Gang Member

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Anthony O'Sullivan

Gang member

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