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  • The Punishment (1912)
  • Short | 17 min | Romance, Short
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The Punishment (1912)
Short | 17 min | Romance, Short

The fruit grower's pretty daughter is insulted by the landowner's son, which insult is resented by a blow from Lucian, the girl's sweetheart. The little family feel that this episode will cause their eviction, as the son is the ideal of ...See moreThe fruit grower's pretty daughter is insulted by the landowner's son, which insult is resented by a blow from Lucian, the girl's sweetheart. The little family feel that this episode will cause their eviction, as the son is the ideal of his widowed father. The son reports the incident to his father and seeks vengeance, both going to the fruit-grower's cabin, but upon arriving there the father is deeply impressed by the girl, and later sends a letter, offering to marry her and give her parents full title to the grove, stipulating that the helper, her sweetheart, must go. Shortly after the marriage, the son, watching for a chance for vengeance, hides in a chest in her room in order to surprise her and Lucian, the latter having come to return her rosary, which he had found. The girl leaves the room for a moment and walks into her husband. Lucian, seeing him, escapes by the window. The husband brings her back into the room, and she, not knowing of Lucian's escape, is very agitated, arousing her husband's suspicions. He sees the chest lid move, and thinking she has her lover concealed, springs the lock and gives them both an hour to live. The landowner learns too late that in his efforts for vengeance he has caused the death of his own son. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Apr 4, 1912 (United States)

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8 cast members
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Blanche Sweet
The Fruit Grower's Daughter The Fruit Grower's Daughter   See fewer
J. Jiquel Lanoe
The Fruit Grower - The Father The Fruit Grower - The Father   See fewer
Kate Bruce
The Mother The Mother   See fewer
William J. Butler
The Landowner The Landowner   See fewer
Christy Cabanne
The Landowner's Son The Landowner's Son   See fewer
Harry Hyde
Lucien - the Sweetheart Lucien - the Sweetheart   See fewer
Frank Opperman
The Old Gardener The Old Gardener   See fewer
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