The Secret of the Still's primary photo
  • The Secret of the Still (1911)
  • Short | Short, Drama
Primary photo for The Secret of the Still
The Secret of the Still (1911)
Short | Short, Drama
In this characteristic story of the south we are taken to the heart of the pine forests where the chief industry is the gathering of the pitch from the pine trees and its distillation into turpentine. Throughout the pictures the various ...See moreIn this characteristic story of the south we are taken to the heart of the pine forests where the chief industry is the gathering of the pitch from the pine trees and its distillation into turpentine. Throughout the pictures the various stages of the industry are shown. The story centers around a young southern girl who has two lovers, both employed in the turpentine camp. Of course, she loves but one and the discarded suitor attempts to discredit his rival by having a negro to open the main vent and allow the turpentine to go to waste. His deed is worse than he anticipated, however, for the turpentine takes fire and the still is partially destroyed. As was intended, the finger of suspicion points to the girl's accepted lover and it would doubtless have gone hard with him had not the negro met with an accident and confessed as he was about to die. So the real culprit is run down and punished and the lover of the girl is freed of suspicion and wins his bride. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
Read more: Plot summary
Trending

Become a member to see MOVIEmeter and news information about The Secret of the Still.
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 25, 1911
Release date
Jan 25, 1911 (United States)

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for The Secret of the Still.

Cast

 + Add Cast
1 cast member
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown

+ Add external reviews