''Under Suspicion'' is a 1918 American silent film comedy-mystery directed by Will S. Davis and starring Francis X. Bushman and

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. Based upon the short story "The Woolworth Diamonds" by Hugh C. Weir that appeared in ''

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'', it was produced and distributed by

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. This is a

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Plot

As described in a

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, Gerry Simpson (Bushman) meets newspaper reporter Virginia Blake (Bayne) and, after learning that she has no use for the idle rich, decides to become a reporter and make Virginia believe he is poor in order to win her. Both are very happy until Virginia comes to believe that Gerry is responsible for a series of robberies that have occurred at fashionable functions. She goes to his apartment but is interrupted by Gerry's valet. Gerry arrives home in time to save Virginia from the wrath of the crooked valet and after the thief is brought to justice, Virginia, convinced of Gerry's innocence, promises to marry him.

Cast

* Francis X. Bushman as Gerry Simpson *

as Virginia Blake *Eva Gordon as Mrs. Alice Woolworth *Hugh Jeffrey as Rogers * Frank Montgomery as Sweeney *

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as Murphy *

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as Red Hogan *Jack Newton as Cassidy *Franklyn Hanna as Chief of detectives

Reception

Like many American films of the time, ''Under Suspicion'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required cuts, in Reel 2, of the stealing from a safe, examining the loot after the valet gets home, and, in Reel 5, the stealing of a necklace.

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* * 1918 films American silent feature films Films directed by Will S. Davis Lost American films Films based on short fiction American black-and-white films 1910s comedy mystery films American comedy mystery films 1918 lost films Lost comedy films 1918 comedy films 1910s American films Silent American comedy films Silent mystery films {{1910s-comedy-film-stub