Suspicion (1918)

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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Suspicion was an old-fashioned melodrama given a new coat of paint by virtue of its WWI setting. When Dr. Allen Forrest invites his partner Leonard White to live with him for the duration of the war, the local gossips suspect that White has designs on Forrest's pretty wife Madelyn. Late one evening, a German spy sneaks into Forrest's home in hopes of stealing the doctor's latest invention. The spy is discovered in Madelyn's boudoir, but makes his escape just as Forrest shoots at him with his revolver. Despite Madelyn's protestations, Forrest is convinced that the intruder was none other than White -- and when White shows up the next morning with a bullet wound, Forrest's suspicions seem to be confirmed. Unable to convince her husband that she is blameless, Madelyn takes poison. Fortunately, the truth comes out before any real harm can be done, and the film ends on a patriotic note as Forrest, secure in the knowledge of his wife's fidelity, prepares to serve his country as an aviator.