The Repentant - Production & Contact Info

The Repentant (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

The Repentant (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Among the students of a large university are George Austin and Frank Graves. Austin is wealthy, whereas Graves has to work nights in a café to pay his tuition. One night Graves reproves a number of boisterous students in the café for their...See moreAmong the students of a large university are George Austin and Frank Graves. Austin is wealthy, whereas Graves has to work nights in a café to pay his tuition. One night Graves reproves a number of boisterous students in the café for their actions, and they attack him outside. Austin comes to his assistance, and a bond of friendship is formed between the two men. Austin falls desperately in love with Edythe Martin, the university flirt, and becomes engaged to her. When he finds her flirting in the café, he works himself into a frenzy, and Edythe scornfully leaves him. Austin goes home with Graves, and in his rage, denounces the Almighty and the world in general. Graves, who is very pious, begs Austin not to speak so, and the result is a breach in the friendship. Austin soon develops into a pronounced atheist. In the middle of the term Austin receives word that his father is dead, and he leaves college. Life in New York bores him after a while, and when the opportunity comes for him to visit a western ranch, which is part of his father's estate, he welcomes it. The western life appeals to him, and he gradually forgets the past after he meets Nellie, a charming girl. He falls in love with her, and one day she accepts him, not knowing of his scorn for religion. Only when Austin tells Nellie she will have to give up her religion does she realize the type of man she is going to marry, and then she gives him his ring. Austin gives vent to his rage again, and leaves Nellie broken-hearted. Back east, Graves follows his religious inclinations by entering the priesthood. The years pass. Nellie has become a nurse, and Austin has often regretted his action. He visits the east on business and meets with a serious accident. When he recovers consciousness, it is to find Nellie bending over him. He stretches out his arms to her and then remembers his unworthiness. Nellie impresses upon him the work of God in bringing them together again, and Austin finally sees the light. He asks for a priest, and Graves is summoned. There is a pathetic reunion of the old friends. Austin recovers, and asks Nellie if she can forget the past. She tells him she has prayed for this moment during all the years. And the repentant man folds her in his arms. A year later he no longer scoffs at the Bible, but plans with Nellie a great future for their infant son. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for The Repentant.

Cast	+ Add Cast
6 cast members

Name	Known for
Lee Shumway George Austin (as Leon C. Shumway) George Austin (as Leon C. Shumway) See fewer	Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
Velma Whitman Edythe Martin Edythe Martin See fewer	Some Boy (1917)
Jay Morley Frank Graves Frank Graves See fewer	The Little Boss (1919)
George Berrell Harden Harden See fewer	The Sea Beast (1926)
Eleanor Blevins Nellie Wiley Nellie Wiley See fewer	A Friend in Need (II) (1914)
Melvin Mayo Wiley - Nellie's Father Wiley - Nellie's Father See fewer	The Death Warrant (1914)