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Plot
A newspaper reporter, Richard Powell, observes a mystery woman surreptitiously meeting with a man in a park. They are interrupted by a masked man who assaults and kills the other man meeting with the woman. The mystery woman flees before the reporter arrives, but he manages to come upon the masked man who claims he did a good deed before himself running off. The police arrive, but the reporter conceals what he observed about the murder in hopes he solve the crime himself and get a "scoop" for his paper.
Powell works to uncover the identities of the mystery woman, the masked man, and the murdered victim. He ultimately discovers that the mystery woman is the wife of the state's governor, and that the victim was her first husband who was blackmailing her. The masked man was her brother, a minister. In the end, its revealed that the death was an accident, as the gun used in the crime was the blackmailers, and in the struggle the gun went off with the blackmailer accidentally shooting himself.
Reception
Critic Genevieve Harris gave a positive review of the film in Motography praising the acting and photography. She stated that "The story fulfills very well its first mission, to interest. It is clear and plausible, and is dramatically presented."
References
Citations
- Braff 2002, p. 542.
- Johnston, William A., ed. (March 11, 1916). "Helen Greene Featured in Serial By Prominent Newspaper". Motion Picture News. Vol. 13, no. 10. Exhibitor's Times Inc. p. 1464.
- "Films and Their Release Dates: The Voice in the Night". Billboard. 28 (14): 55. April 1, 1916.
- Harris, Genevieve (April 1, 1916). "The Voice in the Night: Lubin Three-Reel Drama Released March 30 Reviewed by Genevieve Harris". Motography. XV (14): 767.
Bibliography
- Braff, Richard E. (2002). "The Voice in the Night". The Braff Silent Short Film Working Papers: Over 25,000 Films, 1903-1929, Alphabetized and Indexed. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786410316.