Paramount and Artcraft Press Books (1918)

Cast and Story of ^‘The Silver King’^ For Use of Exhibitors in Their House Organs or for General Publicity in the Exploitation of “The Silver King,” Starring William Faversham. A Paramount-Artcraft Special Picture. William Faversham Has Splendid Starring Vehicle in the Paramount-Artcraft Special Picture, ^^The Silver King^^ Story is Dramatic and Deals With English Country Squire Who is Falsely Accused of Murder and After Suffering Many Trials, is Exonerated. ILFRED DENVER incurs the deadly enmity of Geoffrey Ware when he becomes his successful rival in love. Denver is living happily with his wife and two children when Ware’s schemes to ruin him mature. Ware induces Denver to bet all his money on a losing horse and, crushed by his loss, he permits Ware to drag him to an inn and ply him with liquor. He conveys Denver to his home, the latter being so intoxicated that he offers no protest. Ware then boasts of his success to the horrified Mrs. Denver. Although drunk, Denver has caught the full meaning of Ware’s statement, and, arming himself with a revolver, he goes to Ware’s house determined upon revenge. Meanwhile, Corkett, Ware’s clerk, has stolen a large sum of money from his employer’s safe and after the race he meets Herbert Skinner, the “spider,” Coombs and other crooks, who rob him. He confesses his crime to the crooks, who decide to make good use of the man. They compel him to make a plan of Ware’s library, their purpose being to rob Ware. The crooks and Corkett are working at the safe when Denver staggers drunkenly into the library and he is chloroformed by the robbers. As they resume their burglarious operations Ware enters the library and battles with them. He is shot and killed by the “Spider,” and, to fasten the crime upon Denver, the latter’s revolver is placed in his hand and the robbers decamp. Alone with the dead man, Denver regains consciousness, discovers Ware’s “THE SILVER KING” The Cast Wilfred Denver, a Country Squire .... Williaiil Faversham Nellie Denver, his Wife Barbara Castleton Cissie Denver, their Daughter Nadia Gray Neddie Denver, their Son Lawrence Johnson Jaikes, a Family Servant John Sutherland Herbert Skinner, the “Spider” Warburton Gamble Olive Helen Meyers Geoffrey Ware, Denver’s Enemy John Sunderland Baxter, of Scotland Yard Daniel Pennell Henry Corkett, Ware’s Clerk Cecil Yapp Elijah Coombes, a Crook William O’Day Cripps Louis Hendricks Bilcher Robert Ayrton body and, convinced that he has slain Ware, he returns to his home. Ware’s body is found by servants and Baxter, a Scotland Yard detective is summoned. Baxter finds Denver’s revolver and he hastens to the latter’s home to arrest him. With the aid of Jaikes, Denver quits his home after saying a sad farewell to his wife and takes an early train for the seaboard. Baxter gets on his trail, but arrives at the railroad station too late to stop Denver’s flight. Denver finds a suitcase belonging to a sailor in his^ compartment and he dons the clothing contained therein and throws his own clothing into a morass. He jumps from the train which is wrecked a few minutes later, and this gives rise to the newspaper report that Denver had met death while escaping the consequences of his crime. Denver finds refuge in a mining camp in a Western state and amasses a fortune. He writes secretly to Jaikes and learns that his wife and children are in destitution, the Grange where they lived having been sold at auction. Nellie believes her husband is dead, but she repels the advances of the “Spider,” who has purchased the Grange. The latter intercepts a letter to Jaikes containing a remittance to Nellie, learns that Denver is to come to England under the alias of John Franklin, and he orders Coombes to notify him at once of Denver’s arrival. Denver goes to the Grange, meets Jaikes and his children and provides them with money just in time to prevent Nellie’s eviction. The “Spider” searches Denver’s room, finds Nellie’s photograph there and determines to rid himself of Denver. Baxter shadows the “Spider” and the detective is amazed to find Denver shadowing the crook. They enter the den of the crooks and Denver overhears Corkett accuse the “Spider” of murdering Ware. He is discovered and in the battle that follows, Baxter takes the “Spider” in custody. Corkett’s testimony exonerates Denver of crime and that night there is a famiily reunion and great happiness in the Denver household. 5