William de
Mille (1878-1955) was the son of Henry de Mille and Beatrice de Mille. His father was a renowned
playwright, with six Broadway plays between 1887 and 1890. William followed in his fathers
footsteps to become a great playwright. Later on, he moved into the film industry, where he
worked in adapting Broadway plays into films. His films include Passion Flower (1930), The
Doctors Secret (1929), Tenth Avenue (1928), Almost Human (1927) and Classmates (1924), among
others. Some of his manuscripts include Ruthless, Miss Dales Husband, Morality Clause,
Okay Mr. Wagley, etc.
The short story Ruthless talks about Judson Webbs
ruthlessness that finally puts him in harms way. On the day of the Webbss departure from their
mountain camp, Judson decides to put in two tablets of rat poison into one of the whiskey
bottles in his closet. He aims to trap the thief who stole his liquor the previous winter.
Mabel, Judsons wife is shocked by the...
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