A man is imprisoned the night before his wedding for murdering the owner of a Hin­du talisman. He manages to escape while a detective hired by his fiancé unmasks the real assassins. In the meantime, the innocent groom-to-be is caught again but freed at the last minute.
Restored by the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, from a print in its 28mm collection, The Mystery of the Hindu Image is the only known early film by Raoul Walsh (his fifth movie and third short) still around today. Walsh, who had often played the part of a cowboy for Pathé, stars as the private detective who solves the murder and saves a human life.