In the United States, oil magnate Johnston backs Roberts, a ruthless political candidate who has his main rival murdered and rises to the governorship. When journalist Jack Lawrence exposes Roberts’s corruption, the authorities crush a workers’ strike and silence the newspaper, ultimately framing Lawrence for murder and executing him.
Jack Lawrens
Johnston’s Eldest Son
Little Jenny
Kurt – engineer, editor of the Worker’s Newspaper
Banker’s Secretary
Bishop
Billy, Correspondent
Man Speaking on the Telephone
Governor Roberts
Mr. Johnston
Harry
Mr. Smith
Woman in the Church
Secretary
Operator (uncredited)
Photographer (uncredited)
