Double Crossed (1917) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Eleanor attempts to protect her husband through deception, while Jim Foley manipulates the exchange and invents a false account afterward.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Threat At The Party

Eleanor attends a house party and overhears a detective demanding a receipt from her husband. The threat of exposure motivates her to intervene.

Key Events

• House Party Arrival — Eleanor attends a house party with her husband. Characters: Eleanor Stratton Location: Host's house
• Secret Conversation Overheard — Eleanor overhears Foley and her husband discussing a receipt. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Host's house
• Threat of Exposure — Foley demands the receipt under threat of exposing an old theft. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Host's house
• Eleanor Secures Receipt — Eleanor obtains the receipt to protect her husband. Characters: Eleanor Stratton Location: Host's house

The Risky City Bargain

Eleanor obtains the receipt and travels to the city. Foley promises her a signed confession but leads her into his rooms and takes the receipt.

Key Events

• Motor Trip To City — Eleanor motors to the city carrying the receipt. Characters: Eleanor Stratton Location: Road to the city
• Negotiated Exchange — Foley promises Eleanor her husband's confession in exchange for the receipt. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: City
• Foley's Room Trap — Foley tricks Eleanor into coming up to his rooms. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms
• Receipt Taken — Foley obtains the receipt but does not deliver the confession. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms
• Delayed Confession Promise — Foley promises to provide the confession if Eleanor returns that evening. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms

A Dangerous Countermove

Foley delays the promised confession, so Eleanor prepares wine containing sleeping powders. Foley discovers the scheme, and their confrontation becomes physical.

Key Events

• Wine Prepared — Eleanor puts two sleeping powders into a glass of wine. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms
• Powdered Wine Discovered — Foley discovers Eleanor's attempt before drinking the prepared wine. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms
• Struggle At Buffet — A tussle begins after Foley discovers Eleanor's scheme. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms
• Foley Struck Unconscious — Foley strikes his head on a buffet and becomes unconscious. Characters: Eleanor Stratton, Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms
• Eleanor Escapes — Eleanor escapes after Foley is rendered unconscious. Characters: Eleanor Stratton Location: Foley's rooms

Return And Recognition

After Foley is knocked unconscious, Eleanor escapes and attempts to return the receipt. Her husband discovers her, hears her explanation, and reaches an understanding with her.

Key Events

• Return To Host's Desk — Eleanor attempts to return the receipt to the host's desk. Characters: Eleanor Stratton Location: Host's desk
• Husband Discovers Eleanor — Eleanor is discovered by her husband while returning the receipt. Characters: Eleanor Stratton Location: Host's desk
• Eleanor Explains Events — Eleanor explains the situation and her actions to her husband. Characters: Eleanor Stratton Location: Host's house
• Understanding Reached — Eleanor and her husband reach an understanding. Characters: Eleanor Stratton Location: Host's house

The False Final Account

Foley recovers and reports by telephone that six masked intruders broke into his rooms and stole the receipt. His fabricated account closes the story on an unsettled note.

Key Events

• Foley Regains Consciousness — Foley recovers from being rendered unconscious. Characters: Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms
• False Intruder Report — Foley tells a political boss that masked intruders stole the receipt. Characters: Jim Foley Location: Foley's rooms

Story Breakdown

• Partyroom Threat — A private conversation reveals the danger surrounding the receipt and an old theft.
  • Overheard Conversation — Eleanor overhears Foley and her husband discussing the demanded receipt.
  • Threatened Exposure — The receipt is demanded under threat of exposing a past petty theft.
• Protective Retrieval — Eleanor takes action to protect her husband and secure the incriminating document.
  • Receipt Obtained — Eleanor obtains the receipt connected to the threat.
  • Journey To City — She motors to the city carrying the receipt.
• Foley's Deception — The promised confession becomes a trap controlled by Foley.
  • Negotiated Exchange — Foley promises the confession in return for the receipt.
  • Receipt Betrayal — Foley takes the receipt but withholds the promised confession.
• Counterplot In Rooms — Eleanor creates a desperate countermeasure when Foley delays the confession.
  • Powdered Wine — Eleanor puts two sleeping powders into a glass of wine.
  • Scheme Discovered — Foley discovers the attempt before the plan succeeds.
• Buffet Struggle — The deception escalates into a physical confrontation and sudden escape.
  • Foley Falls — Foley strikes his head on a buffet and becomes unconscious.
  • Eleanor Escapes — Eleanor leaves the rooms after the struggle.
• Uneasy Resolution — Eleanor faces discovery at home while Foley constructs a false explanation.
  • Understanding Reached — Eleanor explains the events and reaches an understanding with her husband.
  • False Intruder Story — After recovering, Foley reports that masked intruders stole the receipt.

Directed by

Robert G. Vignola

Key Cast

• Pauline Frederick — Eleanor Stratton
• Crauford Kent — Frederick Stratton
• Riley Hatch — Jim Foley
• Clarence Handyside — Worthington Lawrence
• Harris Gordon — Tommy Gaylord