The Root of Evil (film)
# 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
