Thou Shalt Not Lie - Cast

Thou Shalt Not Lie (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Thou Shalt Not Lie (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Bank teller Fred Harnett is addicted to gambling. One night he loses heavily, and upon the insistence of the boss gambler, gives a check dated two days ahead. The next day he learns that certain funds on which he had counted for meeting ...See moreBank teller Fred Harnett is addicted to gambling. One night he loses heavily, and upon the insistence of the boss gambler, gives a check dated two days ahead. The next day he learns that certain funds on which he had counted for meeting the check will not be available. Fearing that if his check is dishonored his gambling will be brought to the attention of the bank officials and cause his discharge, he takes bank funds and covers it by altering the books. That night he goes to the gambling house and takes up the check. He is persuaded to play and wins heavily at roulette. He plans to make restitution of what he has stolen, but on arriving at the bank in the morning, finds that a bank examiner has appeared and is to start work at his post. In a panic of fear, he flees and makes good his escape. The story now moves forward some ten years. Fred, under the name of Harrington, has become a prosperous farmer with a wife and a son. He decides to pay the bank and send the money in currency in a mail package. The bank detective, remembering the reward offered, takes the postmark as a clue and starts after him. Fred and his wife have insistently impressed upon their child the necessity of absolute truthfulness. While Fred is away one day, the detective, who is fishing near their home, is rescued from peril by the wife and taken to their home. While drying his clothes, the wife learns the detective's identity and errand. Meanwhile, from an album, the detective has identified Fred. Fred returns and hides. In a dramatic scene the detective learns his hiding place from the boy. Out of sympathy, however, the detective leaves them in peace. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
William Garwood William Garson William Garson See fewer	Ruy Blas (1914)
Violet Mersereau Violet Garson Violet Garson See fewer	Together (1918)
Katherine Lee The Garson Child The Garson Child See fewer	The Bludgeon (1915)
Charles Ogle The Detective The Detective See fewer	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917)
William Welsh Fred Wales Fred Wales See fewer	The Bull's Eye (1917)