The Devil's Riddle

During a raging Montana snowstorm, Doctor Jim Barnes collapses at Esther Anderson's cabin door. Esther offers Jim refuge, but when he discovers that their food supplies are running dangerously low, he braves the journey into town in order to replenish them. On the way, he is overcome with exhaustion and fails to return. Esther, unaware of Jim's condition and abused by her stepfather, joins a theatrical troop and leaves home.

• Frank BealDirector

• Gladys BrockwellEsther Anderson
• William ScottDr. Jim Barnes
• Richard CummingsPotts, the banker
• Claire McDowellMrs. Potts
• Tom BatesHotel proprietor
• Jack CurtisCast
• Nicholas DunaewPaul Evers
• Louis FitzroySam Tuttle
• Vera LewisLeading lady
• Louis NatheauxLeading man
• Kate PriceMrs. Frank
• Ben SuslowHotel proprietor's son