Dark Stairways(1924)
Sheldon Polk's father, a wealthy banker, agrees to make a loan to Frank Farnsworth. Sheldon is robbed while delivering the money and is arrested for theft on circumstantial evidence.
Movie: Dark Stairways
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Sheldon Polk
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Frank Farnsworth
'Dippy' Blake
Rita Minar
Geraldine Lewis
Henry Polk
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Sheldon Polk's father, a wealthy banker, agrees to make a loan to Frank Farnsworth. Sheldon is robbed while delivering the money and is arrested for theft on circumstantial evidence.
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1924-06-22
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