All for Science

All for Science
All for Science
Directed by	Anthony O'Sullivan
Written by	Albert Glassmire
Starring	Reggie Morris
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	November 24, 1913;
Country	United States
Language	Silent with English intertitles

All for Science is a 1913 American silent drama film featuring Harry Carey.

Plot

All for Science is a one-reel film about "an old man who became a thief so that his young friend could follow his scientific inclinations." The "old man" is a butler who steals from his employer to fund his desperate nephew's chemistry research. The nephew is indiscreet with his new wealth, and detectives soon discover the crime.

Cast

Reggie Morris as The Chemist
Harry Carey as The Young Man
Joseph McDermott as The Detective
Lionel Barrymore as In Detective Agency
Claire McDowell as In Detective Agency
Charles West as In Restaurant

Reception

The Moving Picture World found All for Science "weak", but praised Claire McDowell's performance as the "lady detective".

References

↑ "What the Manufacturers Say of their Best Films on Show Next Week". The Bioscope: 797. November 20, 1913.
1 2 "Comments on the Films: All for Science". The Moving Picture World. 18 (10): 1151. December 6, 1913.

External links

All for Science at IMDb

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[1] "What the Manufacturers Say of their Best Films on Show Next Week". The Bioscope: 797. November 20, 1913.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Comments on the Films: All for Science". The Moving Picture World. 18 (10): 1151. December 6, 1913.