The Root of Evil (film)

The Root of Evil is a 1912 American short silent film drama directed by D. W. Griffith and starring William J. Butler and Dorothy Bernard.

Cast

 * William J. Butler as the Wealthy Man
 * Dorothy Bernard as the Wealthy Man's Daughter
 * Edward Dillon as the Daughter's Husband
 * J. Jiquel Lanoe as the Secretary
 * Ynez Seabury as the Granddaughter
 * Harry Hyde
 * Alfred Paget as the Landlord
 * Charles Hill Mailes as the Doctor
 * John T. Dillon as the Lawyer