The Devil's Trademark

“"Must Modern Youth Pay For Desires It Cannot Control?"”

Former criminal Fred Benton, now older, tries to go straight working in a bank. Meanwhile young Tom Benton and his grandmother Millie find themselves in a financial descent that threatens the family's legacy. Adapted by screenwriter Dorothy Yost from the magazine story "Pedigree" by Calvin Johnston focuses on how people can go wrong.

Director

James Leo Meehan

Screenplay

Dorothy Yost

Screenplay

Randolph Bartlett

Status

Released

Release date

07/04/1928

Original language

English