John Needham's Double

John Needham's Double

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 10, 1916

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

John Needham's Double

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Director

Lois Weber

Description

Although he has been appointed to guard the fortune of young Thomas Creighton, the unscrupulous Lord John Needham decides to spend all of it after Tom runs away. Then, however, an announcement comes that Tom is returning and that he plans to claim his money. Fearful of punishment, both from Tom and the authorities, John kills his cousin and exact double, Joseph Norbury, and takes Joseph's place, thereby making it seem as if the dead man is really John.