The Remittance Man
The Remittance Man is an Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln about a thiefs reformation.
Nick Deyer sends his eightyearold daughter Maisie to a ladies school in Melbourne on the death of his wife. He does not see her for the next ten years however he provides for her well, and spends a lot of money in town, despite never seeming to work. It turns out that he has discovered gold and is hoarding it.Roger Colville is a bank clerk in Melbourne who has embezzled the banks funds to tide him over financial difficulties. He meets and falls in love with a grown up Maisie Dwyer who is about to return home to see her father. After Maisies departure, the bank discovers it has been robbed and Roger goes into hiding. HIs family in England later settle with the bank. ........
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