While certainly meandering at points, and weighed down by just a bit too much melodrama, this flick does boast some suspense scenes and solid acting. Certainly far from the best silent horror flick, The Avenging Conscience has character (one that apparently likes Edgar Allan Poe [*laugh*]).
Have you chanced upon this silent flick?
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