Caught (1915) 105-3 Edna Mayo and Bryant Washburn "CAUGHT" (Special -- Three Parts -- Sept. 6) -- (The cast includes Bryant Washburn, Edna Mayo, Richard Taber, Frederick Wood, Robert Russell, Thomas Commerford, F. A. Wade, Peggy Sweeny, Hugh E. Thompson.) A newspaper starts a campaign to ruin Governor-elect Winslow. In order to do this it tries to get hold of a document on a waterway contract which it hopes to twist into a scandal. A politician and star reporter learn that Richard Ware, the fince of the governor's daughter, has forged his name to a check. They threaten him with exposure unless he gets the document they want. To save himself, he agrees. Edna Winslow, the governor's daughter, is really in love with her father's secretary, Bryant Gordon, her engagement to Ware having been largely a family arrangement. At the Winslow country estate Ware copies the combination of the safe in which the document is kept and mails it to the newspaper. Gordon discovers what Ware had done. He with Edna and a chauffeur bind and gag the mail clerk and get the letter. Gordon is arrested for robbing the mails. Before the chief justice the letter is opened and the combination if not found. However, Marie, the Winslow maid, who has been wronged by Ware, knows his secret. She shows how the combination had been written with invisible ink. The intriguers are arrested while Gordon is set free. He and Edna then announce their betrothal. -- Moving Picture World, September 11, 1915, p. 1890 CAUGHT (Essanay), Sept. 6 -- Political intrigue furnishes the motive for this three-reel drama, written by Charles Bradley. The plot is a complicated one, but the interest is well-sustained. A novel railroad scene is introduced, and the production is a heavy one. Bryant Washburn and Edna Mayo do their customery dependable work in the leading roles, the cast also including Richard Taber, Robert Russell, Frederick Wood, Thos. Cummerford, F. A. Wade and Peggy Sweeny. -- Moving Picture World, September 25, 1915, p. 2176 "CAUGHT" (Essanay) "Caught" is the first of Essanay's three-act Monday releases. It is a powerful drama of love and political intrigue, the leading roles being taken by Edna Mayo and Bryant Washburn. The photoplay reveals the machinations of a corrupt political machine and is extremely true to life. The methods of ward heelers and cheap politicians to gain their ends are bared in all their ugly aspects. It is a plot to besmirch the character of a political enemy through trumped-up charges. Love, loyalty and honesty are found, however, in the Governor's daughter and his secretary. They manage to foil the plot aimed at the governor of the state. In working together to save the governor's fair name the two fall deeply in love. The treachery of the girl's fiance is discovered, he playing the part of a dupe to the politicians. The girl denounces him and declares her love for her father's secretary. -- Moving Picture World, September 4, 1915, p. 1667 with Edna Mayo and Bryant Washburn. Directed by Unknown. Essanay. More Information on this film...                                      This work (Caught (1915), by Essanay), identified by Bruce Calvert, is free of known copyright restrictions. Books (none) Last Modified January 25, 2025