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  • The Shell of Life (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Shell of Life (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
The scenes of this story are laid on the Western plains and portray the chain of circumstances that led to Grace, a girl of the plains, aiding the escape of Dan, who is wanted by the sheriff, and how her act was rewarded. After committing ...See moreThe scenes of this story are laid on the Western plains and portray the chain of circumstances that led to Grace, a girl of the plains, aiding the escape of Dan, who is wanted by the sheriff, and how her act was rewarded. After committing a robbery, Dan makes his escape to the hills, successfully eluding the sheriff and posse. A loose shoe on his horse forces him to seek help at a cross-road blacksmith shop, where Joe, the blacksmith, mere moments before Dan's arrival, so severely burned his arm that he is unable to work. However, Dan is helped out of his predicament by the blacksmith's daughter Grace, who sets the shoes for him and invites him to stay for the night. His visit lasts several days, during which friendship springs up between these simple country people and Dan, on one side for their simple hospitality and the other from Dan's ready efforts to help them in their time of trouble. Dan learns that a mortgage is about to be foreclosed on their little farm; unknown to them he pays it off, expecting to leave before they discover that it's been settled. Joe's trip to town to have his arm dressed delays Dan's departure, with almost fatal results to him, as the sheriff has again taken up the trail and follows it to Joe's shop. Dan is successful in again eluding the sheriff but Grace, discovering his identity, holds him prisoner as the sheriff, discovering Dan from a distant ridge, rides back to capture him. Grace's struggle is a hard one. as she realizes what his capture means to both of them, freedom from debt, their home safe, the imprisonment of a man who has proven himself a friend and who, even with the prison opening ready to take his just deserts. Obeying the dictates of her heart, she gives him his freedom, but Dan, when he realizes his escape means their separation, as in spite of their growing love for each other she refuses to allow him to return with the stain upon his name, delivers himself up to the sheriff, preferring to atone for his crime, and comforted in knowing that Grace is waiting for him, and with her he can start a new life. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Edgar Jones
Producer
Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Sep 4, 1914
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Sep 4, 1914 (United States)

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