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  • Ethel's Sacrifice (1912)
  • Short | Drama, Short
Ethel's Sacrifice (1912)
Short | Drama, Short
Chester Long and Philip Marsden are close friends in college, until Philip graduates, he being in a higher class. A year later, Chester is forced to resign his college career in order to support his widowed mother. He, however, is unable ...See moreChester Long and Philip Marsden are close friends in college, until Philip graduates, he being in a higher class. A year later, Chester is forced to resign his college career in order to support his widowed mother. He, however, is unable to find employment until he meets Philip, who knowing his ability in running a car, recommends him for the position of a chauffeur with the family of his fiancée, Rose Warren. Now, Rose, has a sister Ethel, who admires Chester the moment she sees him and he falls desperately in love with her. The four young folks naturally see a great deal of each other, with the result that Philip and Rose have a big wedding and on the same night Ethel and Chester elope. Mr. Warren, Ethel's father, disowns her and forbids anyone mentioning her name. The relations between the young couples, however, remain unbroken and if anything, the trouble binds the sisters closer together. Two years later both couples have children born to them. Ethel and her baby are well and strong, but Rose's baby dies at birth and Rose herself lies at the point of death, calling for her dead baby. The doctor tells Philip that unless a substitute baby is procured, Rose will die. Then it is that Ethel, learning of her sister's condition, offers her baby as a substitute. After the child has been taken to Rose, Ethel passes the house daily in order to obtain a view of the little one through the window. One day as she reaches the house, she sees crepe on the door; Rose is dead. The consequent sorrow softens the heart of Ethel's father and when he learns the identity of the baby, whose presence prolonged the life of Rose, he once more takes Ethel to his arms and welcomes her husband to his home. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Pat Powers
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Updated Apr 20, 1912
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Apr 20, 1912 (United States)

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Ethel Elder
Ethel Warren (unconfirmed) Ethel Warren (unconfirmed)   See fewer
The Mystery (1912)
John Charles
Phillip Marsden Phillip Marsden   See fewer
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