The White Circle (1920)

Having endangered his life by foolishly gambling away funds entrusted to him by the Carbonari an Italian secret society London banker Bernard Huddlestone appeals to Northmour an adventurer for protection Northmour takes Huddlestone and his daughter Clara to his castle in Scotland offering them safety in return for Claras hand in marriage There Clara encounters Frank Cassilis an old adversary of Northmours and falls in love Trouble brews between the two men but when the Carbonari discovers Huddlestones hiding place and storms the castle the fugitives band together to fight the avengers Coming to the realization that only his sacrifice will appease the attackers Huddlestone steps out and meets his death Northmour deciding that married life would prove too monotonous gives up his claim on Clara to Cassilis