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Her Big Scoop
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Travers Vale

Cast: William Russell [the senator], Louise Vale [the senator’s wife], Betty Gray [the reporter]

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 2 May 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Shortly after the senator received the nomination for governor, the shyster lawyer offering graft appeared. He could give proof to the senator’s enemies that his wife’s father died in the electric chair. Would the senator come to terms. The “grafter” faced the wrong man. The senator’s wife, however, silenced the voice of scandal. Fortune and the press were with her.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 7 January 2025.

References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.