The Man Who Would Not Die
The Man Who Would Not Die is a 1916 silent era feature length drama motion picture starring William Russell, Charlotte Burton, Harry Keenan, and Leona Hutton.
A wealthy young woman, Agnes played by Burton, is loved by the identical twin brothers Clyde and Ward Kingsley dual role played by Russell. She marries Clyde and he immediately begins squandering her fortune. When the money is almost gone, Clyde comes up with a plan to collect on his life insurance policy. As his brother, Ward, who still loves Agnes, is terminally ill, he persuades him to take his place so the insurance company will believe that Clyde has died instead of Ward.Agnes learns of the plan and is angry. She nurses Ward back to health and falls in love with him during his convalescence. Clyde then hires Steve Mercer played by Keenan and Beth Taylor played by Hutton to murder his brother. He gets impatient, however, and shoots Ward himself. ........
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