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  • Short | Short, Drama
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Checkmate (1917)
Short | Short, Drama

John Strong and his adopted son, Hal, are inveterate chess players. Hal, en route to a summer resort, meets Vivian Carew, an unscrupulous woman. Discovering that Hal is the adopted son of John Strong, a man of wealth, the woman resolves to...See moreJohn Strong and his adopted son, Hal, are inveterate chess players. Hal, en route to a summer resort, meets Vivian Carew, an unscrupulous woman. Discovering that Hal is the adopted son of John Strong, a man of wealth, the woman resolves to fascinate the boy. John Strong arrives on the scene. The woman has progressed with her wiles. William Clark, a friend of Strong's, tells him that Miss Carew has had an unsavory past. Strong does all he can to persuade his adopted son to cast aside the woman, but the boy is too infatuated with the woman to listen. Then Strong takes a hand in life's chess game. He visits Vivian Carew and when she refuses to listen to his pleas to throw over the boy, he tells her of his knowledge of her past. It is checkmate for the woman, who immediately takes passage for Japan. Then it is that Strong and the boy resume their chess games. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Jul 31, 1917

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Jul 1917 (United States)

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4 cast members
Name Known for
Guy Oliver
John Strong John Strong   See fewer
Stella Razeto
Vivian Carew (as Stella Razetto) Vivian Carew (as Stella Razetto)   See fewer
Alva D. Blake
Hal Davis Hal Davis   See fewer
Jack McDonald
William Clark William Clark   See fewer
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