The Girl and the Crisis

The Girl and the Crisis

#A Gripping Political Drama of Graft, Intrigue, Plot and Counter-Plot


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0h 50m 1917 HD

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.


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