Cyril Morton

A crofter's daughter has a child by an outlaw and is condemned to death when it is stolen by a midwife's mad daughter.

A man fakes an engagement to a typist to please his rich aunt.

A mesmerist, obsessed with putting a beautiful woman under his power, hypnotizes her to try to force her to kill her fiancé. His plans are altered with the appearance of a deadly serpent.