The Fly God

Traveling to Arizona for his health, an ailing Bob Allers and his wife are left destitute after a highwayman steals their horse and money. They are befriended by William "Red" Saunders, who helps Allers secure a job at a local saloon. When the same highwayman later tries to rob the saloon, Allers kills him in self-defense with a hammer, unaware the outlaw is the sheriff's brother. Convicted of murder by a vengeful sheriff, Allers is defended by Red in a tense trial where the corrupt jury's verdict hinges entirely on whether a crawling fly reaches the top of a windowpane.

Director

Clifford Smith

Writer

Henry Wallace Phillips

Released

June 30, 1918

Language

English