Who Killed Simon Baird
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Edith and John Maitland will allow David Sterling to marry their daughter Helen as soon as he earns five thousand dollars, so David tries to sell one of his inventions to Simon Baird for that amount. Simon, unable to make up his mind, is found murdered the next day, and David is arrested with five thousand dollars of Simon's money in his possession.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1916-04-17
Runtime: 50 mins
Director: James Durkin
Writer: Channing Pollock, Rennold Wolf
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Genres: Mystery
Original title: Who Killed Simon Baird
Production Companies: Equitable Motion Pictures Corporation
Production Countries: United States of America
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