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  • The Vengeance of Rannah (1915)
  • Short | Drama, Short
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The Vengeance of Rannah (1915)
Short | Drama, Short

Henry Ranson, a soldier, returns home and finds his sweetheart is going to marry another man. He seeks consolation from General Craddock, a retired army officer. Craddock tells, young Ranson his story. General Craddock, years before in ...See moreHenry Ranson, a soldier, returns home and finds his sweetheart is going to marry another man. He seeks consolation from General Craddock, a retired army officer. Craddock tells, young Ranson his story. General Craddock, years before in India, was very happy with his wife. Captain Alva stole the woman's affections. On a visit to the temple where the jewels of Rannah were kept, Alva and Craddock's wife are informed that all those who had attempted to steal the jewels in the past met with a terrible fate. That night Alva arranged with a ship captain to carry Craddock's wife and him away. Alva returned to the temple to steal the jewels. In the meantime General Craddock ordered a salute to be fired that night in honor of Hassam Bey, the martyred hero. After a terrific fight Alva obtained the treasure and he and Mrs. Craddock started toward the waiting ship in a rowboat after he had hidden the jewels in the mouth of the cannon. Captain Craddock and the soldiers came to. the cannon and Craddock personally fired the honor shot. Out on the sea, Alva and Mrs. Craddock fell dead as the shot struck them. "Thus through the vengeance of Rannah and the friendship of Hassam Bey, which he pledged to me even after his death, I learned the awful truth about my wife," says General Craddock to Ranson, as he finished telling him the story. Then he urges the young man to be thankful for the discovery of his supposed sweetheart's real character. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Nov 15, 1915 (United States)

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George Larkin
Henry Ranson Henry Ranson   See fewer
Leo Pierson
Captain Alva Captain Alva   See fewer
Lafe McKee
General Craddock (as Lafayette McKee) General Craddock (as Lafayette McKee)   See fewer
Marion Warner
Mrs. Craddock Mrs. Craddock   See fewer
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