Rudolph De Cordova

A wealthy man who acquires a mind-reading machine is soon horrified to discover what people are really thinking.

Miriam Monroe and John Conrad are two young scientific workers who, independently of each other, have discovered a chemical called exonite. Miriam discovered it while searching for a cure for cancer, while Conrad used it as a basis for a powerful explosive.

An Earl's cousin survives drowning and saves a lady from the Great Fire of London.

Henry Everett is confined to an insane asylum when he refuses to sacrifice his invention to a powerful rubber trust. Richard Trevor, the son of trust magnate Silas Trevor, becomes involved with Henry and his sister Edith, when he mistakenly picks up a baggage claim check meant for the detective Edith has hired to help her brother. After a series of daring adventures, Richard, acting as the detective, secures freedom and financial recompense for Henry, and the affections of Edith for himself.

Although Dolores Jardine's grandmother has engaged her to the wealthy young Spaniard, Pedro De Alvarez, she is determined to marry a man of her own choosing. She falls in love with novelist Richard Ferris who, although initially attracted by her beauty and Creole charm, abandons the girl when his old flame Lillian Hetherington suddenly appears. Seeking revenge, Dolores invites Richard to dinner and conceals Lillian behind a curtain. After overhearing Richard promise to marry Dolores, Lillian leaves in disgust and Dolores wanders into the woods distraught. Pedro prevents her from drowning herself and takes her to his heart.

This epic traces, from the Beginning, the lineage of the race of peace-loving people. Mankind at its best is highlighted as greatness of character across the centuries is displayed: Noah heeding God's command, Moses leading the Israelities, Jesus Christ dying to save humanity and promote His message of peace. Moving into our modern epoch: Columbus's discovery of America, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation; A race of free humans committed to the proliferation of peace and freedom. What becomes of this race when autocratic powers threaten democracy in the time of the first World War?