The Girl and the Crisis
A Gripping Political Drama of Graft, Intrigue, Plot and Counter-Plot
Lieut. Governor Oliver Barnitz accedes to the governorship when his predecessor, failing to call out the militia during a riot at the Wilmot plant, is shot and killed by terrorist Oliver Poole. Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to commute the assassin's death sentence, Barnitz falls into a troubled sleep and dreams of being forced to cast judgment on his father in a similar position.
- Year: 1917
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Universal Film Manufacturing Company
- Keyword: lost film
- Director: William V. Mong
- Cast: Dorothy Davenport, Charles Perley, Harry Holden, William V. Mong, Alfred Hollingsworth, Forrest Seabury