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Conspiracy
Conspiracy
	Film poster
Directed by	Christy Cabanne
Written by	Beulah Marie Dix
Based on	The Conspiracy; 1912 play; by Robert B. Baker and John Emerson
Produced by	William LeBaron
Starring	Bessie Love; Ned Sparks
Cinematography	Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Music by	Roy Webb
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	August 10, 1930 (U.S.);
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$118,000
Box office	$138,000

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Conspiracy (1930) by Christy Cabanne

Conspiracy is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery melodrama film produced and distributed by RKO Pictures and directed by Christy Cabanne. It is the second adaptation of the play The Conspiracy by Robert B. Baker and John Emerson and stars Bessie Love and Ned Sparks.

Plot

After their father is killed, brother and sister Margaret and Victor Holt devote themselves to bringing down the drug gang responsible for his death. Victor rises to become an attorney in the district attorney's office, and eventually Margaret wangles her way into becoming the secretary for James (Marco) Morton, the head of the drug ring. When Morton discovers Margaret's true identity, he contrives a plot to lure her brother into a trap and kill him.

Margaret learns of the plot and rushes to save her brother. In the ensuing melee, she kills Morton in her attempt to save Victor, who is also seemingly killed. Afraid of being convicted of murder, she flees the scene. In hiding, she becomes friends with a mystery author, Winthrop Clavering, and a reporter, John Howell, the truth about the murder is revealed, and it is discovered that Victor was not killed, but is being held prisoner by the drug ring. Victor is rescued, and Margaret and John develop a romantic relationship.^[3]

Cast

Bessie Love as Margaret Holt
Ned Sparks as Winthrop Clavering
Hugh Trevor as John Howell
Rita La Roy as Nita Strong
Ivan Lebedeff as Butch Miller
Gertrude Howard as Martha
Otto Matieson as James Morton/Marko
Jane Keckley as Rose Towne
Donald MacKenzie as Captain McLeod
George Irving as Mark Holt
Bert Moorehouse as Victor Holt
Walter Long as Weinberg^[1]

Production

This film is the second adaptation of the Baker/Emerson play, the earlier version being the silent film, The Conspiracy, filmed in 1914 by the Famous Players Film Company, produced by Charles Frohman, and starring Emerson himself in the role of Clavering, reprised from his stint in the Broadway play.^[4] It ran from December 1912 through May 1914 at Garrick Theatre in New York City.^[5]

This film is not connected to another RKO film made in 1939 also called Conspiracy.^[3]

Reception

The film recorded a loss of $50,000.^[2]

Preservation

This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.^[6]

In 1958, the film entered the public domain in the U.S. because the copyright claimants did not renew the copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Conspiracy: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jewel, Richard (1994). "RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Vol. 14. p. 57.
^ ^a ^b Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. p. 145. ISBN 9780520215214. OCLC 664500075.
^ "The Conspiracy: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
^ "The Conspiracy". ibdb.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
^ The American Film Institute (1978). Catalog of Holdings: The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. Washington. OCLC 5102838.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Pierce, David (June 2007). "Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain". Film History: An International Journal. Vol. 19, no. 2. pp. 125–43. doi:10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125. ISSN 0892-2160. JSTOR 25165419. OCLC 15122313. See note 60, p. 143

External links

Conspiracy at IMDb
Conspiracy at the TCM Movie Database
Conspiracy at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Conspiracy on YouTube

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[AFI-1] "Conspiracy: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 14, 2016.

[rko-2] Jewel, Richard (1994). "RKO Film Grosses: 1931–1951". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Vol. 14. p. 57.

[aficat-3] Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. p. 145. ISBN 9780520215214. OCLC 664500075.

[4] "The Conspiracy: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2016.

[5] "The Conspiracy". ibdb.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2016.

[6] The American Film Institute (1978). Catalog of Holdings: The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. Washington. OCLC 5102838.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[7] Pierce, David (June 2007). "Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain". Film History: An International Journal. Vol. 19, no. 2. pp. 125–43. doi:10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125. ISSN 0892-2160. JSTOR 25165419. OCLC 15122313. See note 60, p. 143

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+| based_on       = {{based on|''The Conspiracy''<br>1912 play|Robert B. Baker and [[John Emerson (filmmaker)|John Emerson]]}}
-| starring       = [[Bessie Love]]<br>[[Ned Sparks]]
+| starring       = [[Bessie Love]]<br />[[Ned Sparks]]
 | music          = Roy Webb
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+[[File:Conspiracy (1930) by Christy Cabanne HD.webm |thumb|''Conspiracy'' (1930) by Christy Cabanne]]
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-==Plot==
+== Plot ==
 After their father is killed, brother and sister Margaret and Victor Holt devote themselves to bringing down the drug gang responsible for his death. Victor rises to become an attorney in the district attorney's office, and eventually Margaret wangles her way into becoming the secretary for James (Marco) Morton, the head of the drug ring. When Morton discovers Margaret's true identity, he contrives a plot to lure her brother into a trap and kill him.
-Margaret learns of the plot and rushes to save her brother. In the ensuing melee, she kills Morton in her attempt to save Victor, who is also seemingly killed. Afraid of being convicted of murder, she flees the scene. In hiding, she becomes friends with a mystery author, Winthrop Clavering, and a reporter, John Howell, the truth about the murder is revealed, and it is discovered that Victor was not killed, but is being held prisoner by the drug ring. Victor is rescued, and Margaret and John develop a romantic relationship.
+Margaret learns of the plot and rushes to save her brother. In the ensuing melee, she kills Morton in her attempt to save Victor, who is also seemingly killed. Afraid of being convicted of murder, she flees the scene. In hiding, she becomes friends with a mystery author, Winthrop Clavering, and a reporter, John Howell, the truth about the murder is revealed, and it is discovered that Victor was not killed, but is being held prisoner by the drug ring. Victor is rescued, and Margaret and John develop a romantic relationship.<ref name="aficat" />
-==Cast==
+== Cast ==
+{{castlist|
-*[[Bessie Love]] as Margaret Holt
-*[[Ned Sparks]] as Winthrop Clavering
+* [[Bessie Love]] as Margaret Holt
-*[[Hugh Trevor]] as John Howell
+* [[Ned Sparks]] as Winthrop Clavering
-*[[Rita La Roy]] as Nita Strong
+* [[Hugh Trevor]] as John Howell
-*[[Ivan Lebedeff]] as Butch Miller
+* [[Rita La Roy]] as Nita Strong
-*[[Gertrude Howard]] as Martha
+* [[Ivan Lebedeff]] as Butch Miller
-*[[Otto Matieson]] as James Morton/Marko
+* [[Gertrude Howard]] as Martha
-*[[Jane Keckley]] as Rose Towne
+* [[Otto Matieson]] as James Morton/Marko
+* [[Jane Keckley]] as Rose Towne
-*Donald MacKenzie as Captain McLeod
-*[[George Irving (American actor)|George Irving]] as Mark Holt
+* Donald MacKenzie as Captain McLeod
+* [[George Irving (American actor)|George Irving]] as Mark Holt
-*[[Bert Moorhouse|Bert Moorehouse]] as Victor Holt
+* [[Bert Moorhouse|Bert Moorehouse]] as Victor Holt
-*[[Walter Long (actor)|Walter Long]] as Weinberg
+* [[Walter Long (actor)|Walter Long]] as Weinberg<ref name=AFI />
+}}
+== Production ==
-(cast list as per AFI database)<ref name=AFI />
+This film is the second adaptation of the Baker/Emerson play, the earlier version being the silent film, ''The Conspiracy'', filmed in 1914 by the [[Famous Players Film Company]], produced by [[Charles Frohman]], and starring Emerson himself in the role of Clavering, reprised from his stint in the Broadway play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16335 |publisher=American Film Institute |title=The Conspiracy: Detail View |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140806213546/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16335 |archivedate=August 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 14, 2016  }}</ref> It ran from December 1912 through May 1914 at [[Garrick Theatre (New York City)|Garrick Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=7545 |publisher=ibdb.com |title=The Conspiracy |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140806213548/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=7545 |archivedate=August 6, 2014 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 14, 2016  }}</ref>
+This film is not connected to another RKO film made in 1939 also called ''[[Conspiracy (1939 film)|Conspiracy]]''.<ref name="aficat">{{cite book|title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930|editor-last=Munden|editor-first=Kenneth W.|publisher=[[R.R. Bowker|R.R. Bowker Company]]|location=New York|date=1971|oclc=664500075|page=[https://archive.org/details/americanfilminst00amer/page/145 145]|isbn=9780520215214 |url=https://archive.org/details/americanfilminst00amer|url-access=registration}}</ref>
-==Production==
-This film is the second adaptation of the Baker/Emerson play, the earlier version being the silent film, ''The Conspiracy'', filmed in 1914 by the [[Famous Players Film Company]], produced by [[Charles Frohman]], and starring Emerson himself in the role of Clavering, reprised from his stint in the Broadway play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16335 |publisher=American Film Institute |title=The Conspiracy: Detail View |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140806213546/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=16335 |archivedate=August 6, 2014 |deadurl=yes |accessdate=September 14, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref> It ran from December 1912 through May 1914 at [[Garrick Theatre (New York City)|Garrick Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=7545 |publisher=ibdb.com |title=The Conspiracy |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140806213548/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=7545 |archivedate=August 6, 2014 |deadurl=no |accessdate=September 14, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref>
+== Reception ==
-This film is not connected to another RKO film made in 1939 also called ''[[Conspiracy (1939 film)|Conspiracy]]''.<ref>''The American film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921–30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971</ref>
+The film recorded a loss of $50,000.<ref name="rko" />
-==Reception==
+== Preservation ==
+This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.<ref>{{cite book|title=Catalog of Holdings: The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress|author=The American Film Institute|date=1978|location=Washington|oclc=5102838}}</ref>
-The film recorded a loss of $50,000.<ref name="rko"/>
+In 1958, the film entered the [[List of films in the public domain in the United States|public domain in the U.S.]] because the copyright claimants did not renew the [[copyright registration]] in the 28th year after publication.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pierce |first=David |date=June 2007 |title=Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain |magazine=Film History: An International Journal |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=125–43 |issn=0892-2160 |oclc=15122313 |jstor=25165419 |doi=10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125 }} See note 60, p. 143</ref>
-==Preservation==
-This film is preserved at the Library of Congress.<ref>''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress'' by The American Film Institute, c.1978</ref>
+== References ==
-In 1958, the film entered the [[List of films in the public domain in the United States|public domain in the USA]] because the copyright claimants did not renew the [[copyright registration]] in the 28th year after publication.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Pierce |first=David |date=June 2007 |title=Forgotten Faces: Why Some of Our Cinema Heritage Is Part of the Public Domain |journal=Film History: An International Journal |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=125–43 |issn=0892-2160 |oclc=15122313 |jstor=25165419 |doi=10.2979/FIL.2007.19.2.125 }} See Note 60, p. 143</ref>
+{{reflist|30em}}
+== External links ==
-==References==
+{{Commons category|Conspiracy (1930 film)}}
-{{reflist}}
+* {{IMDb title|0020785|Conspiracy}}
+* {{tcmdb title|id=2772}}
-==External links==
+* {{AFI film|3429}}
-{{Commons category|Conspiracy (1930 film)|Conspiracy}}
-*{{IMDb title|0020785|Conspiracy}}
+* {{YouTube|h9KnMJduvtE|''Conspiracy''}}
-*{{AllMovie title|124611|Conspiracy}}
-*{{YouTube|i5b9KrFisKM|''Conspiracy''}}
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+{{1930s-US-film-stub}}

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