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The Ghost Breaker
UNITED STATES · 1914

The Ghost Breaker

Cecil B. DeMille
stolen artifacts hidden treasure aristocratic intrigue art theft family secrets
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Synopsis

Carmen, a maid, steals a locket belonging to the Aragon princess Maria Theresa and sells it to Gaines, a New York art collector, not knowing that the locket contains the clue to the Aragon family fortune's whereabouts. Based on the 1909 Broadway play of the same name by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard.

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