07 December 1911 Drama, Romance 18 mins
A man loses his business and his fiancée, and drifts into the saloons. There he meets a similarly-downtrodden young woman. She works behind the scenes to help him recover his life, and eventually he realizes how steadfast she is.
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Wilfred Lucas as The Clerk
Dorothy Bernard as The Woman
Lily Cahill as The Clerk's Fiancée
Edwin August as The Woman's Sweetheart
Grace Henderson as The Fiancée's Mother
Adolph Lestina as The Bank Manager
Donald Crisp as Bank Employee
J. Jiquel Lanoe as Bank Employee
J. Waltham as Tavern Owner
United States 07 December 1911
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13 February 1911
A lost film. A Teacher is struggling to control her classroom. Her failure has evidently reached the ears of the members of the board of education, and a committee of the guardians of public instruction visits the school.
16 February 1911
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12 October 1911
Josh doesn't like the way things go at home and decides to quit and get out. Later, his wife gets what purports to be his farewell letter, which is intended to lead her to believe he has committed suicide.
02 October 1911
On a holiday, the family Gram meets a young, mysterious man who turns out to be a Mormon. In spite of her fiancèe's presence, the daughter Nina is drawn to the stranger.
03 March 1911
The setting is the Mexican Revolution and friends Pedro and Alvarez get a message to transport some weapons across the border.
09 February 1911
A love story filled with amusing complications, but the contest is won by Dick because he believes that all is fair in love and manages to circumvent the fates which often decree otherwise.
24 August 1911
A farmer takes in a young orphan after her mother's death and sends her off to school. After she's grown, he encourages her to consider his younger brother as a husband.
15 February 1911
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