https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=The_%245%2C000%2C000_Counterfeiting_Plot The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot - Revision history 2026-06-04T14:45:23Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.44.2 https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=The_$5,000,000_Counterfeiting_Plot&diff=113607&oldid=prev TCDE-Team at 08:42, 15 June 2024 2024-06-15T08:42:15Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:tmpn-1914-08-22-p11-5000000-counterfeiting-plot-ad.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Ad in &#039;&#039;The Motion Picture News&#039;&#039; (22 august 1914)]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot&#039;&#039; is an American silent movie written by [[George G. Nathan]], directed by [[Bertram Harrison]] and produced by &#039;&#039;Dramascope Company&#039;&#039;, released on 10 august 1914 (New York) until 1915 starring [[William J. Burns]] as himself. 6 reels (600 scenes).<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] appeared in the final scene in some posed pictures (photos) with Mr. Burns.&#039;&#039;&#039; <br /> <br /> The plot was known in the history of the United States Secret Service as the &#039;&#039;&quot;Great Philadelphia-Lancaster Counterfeiting Mystery&quot;&#039;&#039;. [[William J. Burns]] (1861-1932) was an American private detective known as the &quot;America&#039;s Sherlock Holmes&quot;.<br /> <br /> Scenes have been taken at Treasury Department, Washington DC, Moyamensing Prison, Philadelphia, Lancaster and New York.<br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> <br /> == Photos ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;300px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:the-evening-review-1915-01-21-5000000-counterfeit-plot-photo.jpg|&#039;&#039;The Evening Review&#039;&#039; (21 january 1915)<br /> File:tmpw-1914-08-22-p1083-5000000-counterfeiting-plot-review-photo.jpg|&#039;&#039;The Moving Picture World&#039;&#039; (22 august 1914)<br /> File:tmpn-1914-08-22-p48-5000000-counterfeiting-plot-photo.jpg|&#039;&#039;The Motion Picture News&#039;&#039; (22 august 1914)<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Cast ==<br /> [[File:new-york-tribune-1914-08-05-5000000-counterfeit-plot-opening.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Announcement of opening (&#039;&#039;New York Tribune&#039;&#039;, 5 august 1914)]]<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;William J. Burns&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[William J. Burns]] himself<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;John Walton&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Glen White]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Joseph Fennell&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Joseph Sullivan]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;William Kendall&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Clifford P. Saum]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Edward Jackson&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Hector Dion]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Frank Tyler&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[John Sharkey]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Arthur Borden&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[William Cavanaugh]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;James Long&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Charles E. Graham]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;George Peters&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Harry Lillford]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Robert Smith&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[James Ayling]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;John Knox&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[John Ransom]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Charles Carruthers&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Arthur Morrison]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;William Myers&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Frank Carrington]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Samuel Parks&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Harry Driscoll]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Chief of the Secret Service&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Jack Drumier]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Warden of Moyamensing&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Howard Missimer]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Peter Miller&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Edward Walton]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Stephen Tracy&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Ezra Walck]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Florence Castle&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Georgia O&#039;Ramie]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Helen Long&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Jean Acker]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Mary Kelly&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Eileen Hume]]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Crew ==<br /> <br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Director&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[Bertram Harrison]]<br /> * &#039;&#039;&#039;Screenplay&#039;&#039;&#039; : [[George G. Nathan]]<br /> <br /> <br /> == Reviews ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;300px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:the-indianapolis-star-1914-09-22-5000000-counterfeit-plot-review.jpg|Review in &#039;&#039;The Indianapolis Star&#039;&#039; (22 september 1914)<br /> File:tmpw-1914-08-22-p1083-5000000-counterfeiting-plot-review-cast.jpg|Review in &#039;&#039;The Moving Picture World&#039;&#039; (22 august 1914)<br /> File:tmpn-1914-08-22-p48-5000000-counterfeiting-plot-review.jpg|Review in &#039;&#039;The Motion Picture News&#039;&#039; (22 august 1914)<br /> File:tmpw-1914-09-26-p1830-5000000-counterfeiting-plot-review.jpg|Review in &#039;&#039;The Moving Picture World&#039;&#039; (26 september 1914)<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> == Ads ==<br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;200px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:tmpw-1914-08-08-p786-5000000-counterfeiting-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;The Moving Picture World&#039;&#039; (8 august 1914)<br /> File:the-sun-1914-08-16-5000000-counterfeit-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;The Sun&#039;&#039; (16 august 1914)<br /> File:the-washington-herald-1914-09-20-5000000-counterfeit-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;The Washington Herald&#039;&#039; (20 september 1914)<br /> File:the-indianapolis-star-1914-09-20-5000000-counterfeit-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;The Indianapolis Star&#039;&#039; (20 september 1914)<br /> File:reading-times-1914-10-14-5000000-counterfeit-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;Reading Times&#039;&#039; (14 october 1914)<br /> File:the-chatham-press-1915-01-02-5000000-counterfeit-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;The Chatham Press&#039;&#039; (2 january 1915)<br /> File:the-boston-daily-globe-1915-02-14-5000000-counterfeit-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;The Boston Daily Globe&#039;&#039; (14 february 1915)<br /> File:the-boston-daily-globe-1915-02-16-5000000-counterfeit-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;The Boston Daily Globe&#039;&#039; (16 february 1915)<br /> File:mount-carmel-item-1915-08-02-5000000-counterfeit-plot-ad.jpg|Ad in &#039;&#039;Mount Carmel Item&#039;&#039; (2 august 1915)<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -----<br /> * [[Conan Doyle on screen]]</div> TCDE-Team