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The Man Across the Street (1916)
Short | Drama, Short

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The Man Across the Street (1916)

Short | Drama, Short

John Warren, a traveling salesman, arrives home unexpectedly. Upon entering his wife's bedroom he finds a beautiful evening dress which he has never seen before. Presently Mrs. Warren returns in a taxi. She is surprised, as she did not ...See moreJohn Warren, a traveling salesman, arrives home unexpectedly. Upon entering his wife's bedroom he finds a beautiful evening dress which he has never seen before. Presently Mrs. Warren returns in a taxi. She is surprised, as she did not expect him for a week. She tells him that she will be economical in order to keep the maid whom she has just hired. The phone rings and Mrs. Warren answers it. In answer to his question Mrs. Warren tells John that it was her mother. In reality it was Dr. Carl. Warren's suspicions aroused, he sets a trap for his wife. A week later he announces that he is compelled to start on a business trip unexpectedly, and that he will be away two weeks at least. Immediately after her husband's departure, Mrs. Warren calls up Dr. Carl, who tells her over the phone that he will get ready at once to take her for their usual drive. Instead of leaving town, Warren rents a room commanding a view of his house from across the street. Dr. Carl enters his house, and soon afterward Warren sees his wife, handsomely gowned, drive off with him in an automobile. Warren is now convinced that Dr. Carl is his wife's lover. That night, Warren observes the doctor and his wife return and enter the house. The maid, who has been asleep on the couch in the dining-room, peeps through the keyhole and sees them enter the reception room, where Mrs. Warren removes her wraps. The maid shrugs her shoulders significantly, and lies down again on the couch. Soon afterwards, the doctor takes leave of Mrs. Warren. Warren makes up as the doctor, and after stealing the doctor's hat, coat and gloves from his office, goes to his own home. His wife, who is in her night dress, believes him to be the physician, and embraces him. Suddenly Warren removes his false mustache and his wife recognizes him. Her screams are heard by the maid in the dining-room. We see Warren with his fingers at his wife's throat. The maid looks through the keyhole or the dining-room door, and sees Warren come out of the bedroom and leave the house. The maid finds Mrs. Warren dead on the floor and telephones to the police station. Warren again returns to the doctor's house and, after replacing the coat and cap, he leaves. Meanwhile, a detective accompanied by policemen, arrive at Warren's house. The detective picks up the doctor's gloves that Warren has purposely left behind him, and the maid declares that they belong to Dr. Carl, being positive that it was he who killed her mistress. Dr. Carl is tried for the murder of Mrs. Warren and is pronounced "guilty" on the maid's testimony. The picture now fades into the next scene where we see King Baggot seated with a manuscript in his hand. Seated alongside of him is his director, Henry Otto, also holding a manuscript. Mr. Baggot tells his director that he thinks the story he has just read from the manuscript will make a wonderful photoplay, and the company seated about them, are equally enthusiastic. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
King Baggot John Warren / Dr. Carl John Warren / Dr. Carl See fewer	Jim Webb, Senator (1914)
Edna Hunter Mrs. Warren Mrs. Warren See fewer	The Unchastened Woman (1918)
Nellie Slattery The New Maid The New Maid See fewer	The Mischief Maker (1916)
Henry Otto Henry Otto Henry Otto See fewer	Big Tremaine (1916)