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The Family Bible (1915)
Short | Short, Drama
Henry Gersen, a widower, is very friendly with Mrs. Colby, a wealthy widow. Both have small children, and, dominated by her maternal impulses, Mrs. Colby seeks marriage so as to provide a real "home" for them. When Gersen is disgraced and ...See moreHenry Gersen, a widower, is very friendly with Mrs. Colby, a wealthy widow. Both have small children, and, dominated by her maternal impulses, Mrs. Colby seeks marriage so as to provide a real "home" for them. When Gersen is disgraced and ruined by the failure of his brokerage firm, due to the defalcation of the senior member. Mrs. Colby pushes her "suit" more strongly, telling him that she is his friend in need. His pride is greater than his love, and he rejects her, accepting his family Bible from her, after she has purchased it at the auction sale of his effects. She places her card inside with an affectionate line. In the West, where Gersen is working incognito, under the name of "Bursen," he is making good in the office of a manufacturer named Flint. Fifteen years have elapsed, and because of queer transactions in the business of the firm, "Bursen" suspects Flint. Bruce Colby, son of the wealthy widow, by chance accepts an offer of Flint to become associated with him in business. He comes west and immediately Alice Bursen and he become infatuated with each other. Indicating that he wants to audit the books of the company at night, "Bursen" rides to the office in Bruce's car. He enters the office and catches Flint at the safe. There is a hand-to-hand struggle, and Flint is shot accidentally by his own revolver. Bruce rushes in from outside in time to hear Flint accuse "Bursen" of shooting him. Thinking of Alice, Colby agrees to shoulder the blame, and he stays there while "Bursen" goes to his home. Colby is arrested. Bursen hurriedly writes a note to Alice explaining and puts it in the Bible, and as he is crossing a street making his getaway he is knocked down by the car conveying Bruce and the policeman to the station. He is carried into his home, where he dies. During the trial, Alice rushes in with the note, having found it while looking through the Bible. Bruce is acquitted. Mrs. Colby is opposed to the marriage of her son with Alice "Bursen," whom she does not know, and who, she believes, is only the daughter of a clerk and not socially equal to Bruce. At Alice's home she discovers her card in the family Bible, and. realizing that Alice's real name is Gersen, changes her mind about the disparity in social caliber. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Mar 13, 1915
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Mar 13, 1915 (United States)

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Herbert Prior
Henry Gerson Henry Gerson   See fewer
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Bessie Learn
Alice Gerson - Henry's Daughter Alice Gerson - Henry's Daughter   See fewer
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Mabel Dwight
Mrs. Colby Mrs. Colby   See fewer
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