The Knife
Kate Tarleton grows up on a Southern plantation and becomes engaged to her guardian, Dr. Robert Manning, a famous surgeon. When Robert, Kate, and her younger sister Mary Lou visit New York, where the doctor wishes to conduct medical experiments, the superstitious Kate goes to the home of a fortune-teller named Stella Hill. Stella, whose principal business is white slave trafficking, drugs Kate and forces her to work in a "den of vice," run by Stella and her accomplice Jimmy Bristol, where she contracts syphilis and goes insane. Robert, Detective Ellis, and a lawyer named Billy Meredith rescue Kate, who recovers her sanity but remembers nothing of her bondage.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1918 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Director | Robert G. Vignola |
| Runtime | 75 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.0/10 (1 votes) |
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The film constructs a tense narrative by contrasting the patriarchal South with the vicious New York underworld, exploring themes of vulnerability and social peril. It relies on a grim atmosphere and sharp plot turns to generate a sense of desperation.
What lingers after viewing is a stark portrayal of moral decay and a rescue that feels more like a haunting loss than a victory. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Robert G. Vignola
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Watch in subdued lighting, allowing the silent era's expressive visuals to fully convey its thrilling dread.
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