Old Reliable (1914)
To shield his employer's son, Daniel Wray, known to Raymond, the banker, as "Old Reliable," takes the blame of a theft and accepts the law's penalty of a ten-year term in the penitentiary. The son, Cliff Raymond, who has been leading a reckless and fast life, is sent west by his father to reform and become a useful man. It is because Cliff resented his being sent away that he rifled the safe in his father's bank. The years elapse, and "Old Reliable" is released from the grim confines of his prison and turned out upon the world. He has a hard time finding employment, but finally succeeds in getting a position in a restaurant. Cliff is called home by his father, who offers to reinstate him in his good graces and to make him a partner in business. Cliff is delighted with the prospects and takes advantage of the opportunity. He leaves the west and joins his father. Employed as stenographer at the bank is Doris, "Old Reliable's" beautiful daughter. She is a good girl and is very much liked by her kind-hearted employer. She accepts an invitation to dine with Cliff at the restaurant where her father is employed. She does not know of her father's whereabouts, he having decided to conceal his identity to avoid casting a shadow on the life of his daughter. At the supper, Cliff makes strong love to Doris, and arouses the fear and anger of the father, who takes her away from him and rebukes him for his conduct. In a stirring scene, in which Cliff and "Old Reliable" speak of what took place in the past, and which is overheard by the banker concealed behind a screen, Cliff is denounced and again dismissed by his father, who sends him away forever, and takes back the old friend and servitor who did so much to prove his loyalty to his benefactor.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Van Dyke Brooke | Director |
| W.A. Tremayne | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Van Dyke Brooke | |
| Norma Talmadge | |
| Leo Delaney | |
| Anders Randolf |
