

He chopped down the family tree...
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
Robert Hamer
Michael Balcon

Louis Mazzini / His Father

The D'Ascoyne Family: The Duke / The Banker / The Parson / The General / The Admiral / Young Ascoyne / Young Henry / Lady Agatha

Sibella

Edith D'Ascoyne

Mama

The Hangman

The Prison Governor

Lionel Holland

Crown Counsel

Lord High Steward

Mr. Perkins

Inspector Burgoyne