The Daring of Diana
Cast & Crew
S. Rankin Drew
Anita Stewart
Charles Wellesley
Anders Randolf
Julia Swayne Gordon
Francis Morgan
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Synopsis
Jason Briscoe was the owner of The Daily Argus , an important New York tabloid, but when his wife died in childbirth, leaving him with a son, Jason fled to Paris out of grief. Twenty-five years later, Jason's son John now runs The Argus and hires Diana Pearson as an investigative reporter for political and social issues. After Jason wires from Paris that he is coming to New York to visit his son, Stange, an agent for a political cartel who wants to buy out The Argus , imprisons Jason and impersonates him. Diana, who is on Stange's trail because of an article she is writing about graft and corruption, follows Stange to his house, where his mistress, Fanchette, is visiting. Although Stange shoots Fanchette, she is able to tell Diana about his illegal activities. Stange locks Diana in the cellar, but she escapes and tells John everything. Later, Stange is found dead, the real Jason is released by the Parisian police and John and Diana marry.
Director
S. Rankin Drew
Cast
Anita Stewart
Charles Wellesley
Anders Randolf
Julia Swayne Gordon
Francis Morgan
Donald Macbride
Doc Donohue
Lou Johnson
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Author Charles L. Gaskill, a director himself, wrote a letter to New York Dramatic Mirror complaining that "in changing the manner and method of the story as it was written by its author, the director damaged the production."
