Memories in Men's Souls (1914)
To prove his assertion that every man of forty has met and held the hand of Romance, Jones tells his fellow club members the story of Graham's life. Graham is also a club member, of an extremely reticent nature. While working as a poor artist in Paris, Graham falls heir to a large legacy and at once sails for New York. On the steamer, he meets Eleanor Emmons, a romantic young girl, traveling with her chaperone. the acquaintance ripens into love and the two plight their troth. On arriving in New York, she is met by her guardian, who hurries the girl away. Then follows the old, old story. Her guardian, who wishes the girl to marry his own choice, takes her far from New York and intercepts all correspondence between the young people. Five years later, Eleanor, hopeless of ever hearing from her lover, marries her guardian's choice, while Graham is married and the father of a little boy. Eleanor is left a wealthy widow, learns of her guardian's duplicity in separating her from Graham, and determines to come to New York, in hopes of finding Graham and explaining the cause of their separation. He does not recognize her when she greets him, after the first shock of surprise, his old love returns with an almost overwhelming power. He is about to forget the present conditions and all, when his little son enters. Graham is brought back to a realization that it is now too late, and pointing to the child, says simply, "My son," and buries his head on his arms, while she goes sadly from the room and out of his life forever.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Van Dyke Brooke | Director |
| James Hopper | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Van Dyke Brooke | |
| Norma Talmadge | |
| Antonio Moreno | |
| Walter Horton |
