The Resurrection of Caleb Worth (1914)
When the directors of the bank decided the institution needed a more progressive hand at the helm, they elected Bruce Canfield president in place of Caleb Worth, they gave old Caleb his heaviest blow. His life had been spent in the service of the bank, and as a reward, was thrown out into the world, too old to make a fresh start in life. The directors had not meant to be unfair. Caleb was old, and from their view, past his period of usefulness. Bruce Canfield was young. The bank needed young blood. There was only one answer to the situation. Winifred, Caleb's daughter, and Canfield had been very good friends. In fact, they were engaged. When Bruce took old Caleb's place, Grace promptly refused to marry him. The next year old Caleb vainly tried to find a new position. He could not afford to retire, and was too old to learn new tricks, and for a time there was desperately hard sledding. Winifred tried to help by giving piano lessons. Her sadness was changed to acute misery. One day, he sighted Canfield, out walking with his stenographer. Caleb, discovering his daughter's fondness for the latter, sacrificed his pride for her sake. The bank, after a year of the new progressive policy, was on the verge of ruin. When the young president submitted his first annual report, he was obliged to confess that affairs were in bad shape. While the horrified directors were discussing the situation, Caleb appeared and told a few things they had forgotten. Youth and progress were well enough in their way, but when things come to a pinch, it was well to fall back on wisdom and experience. Caleb made good his words, saved the bank, and restored the humiliated Canfield to Winifred.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ashley Miller | Director |
| Ashley Miller | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| William West | |
| Bessie Learn | |
| Duncan McRae | |
| Elizabeth Miller |
