The Mighty Hold (1915)
"I can not marry you while my father lives; he would disinherit me," says Lewis Caldwell, son of wealthy John Caldwell, to Helen Wade. The girl points to their few months' old baby, begs him to make her his wife. Impatient of her importunities, he strides from the apartment. Nan, a woman of the underworld, in a reckless mood tells her drinking companions that tonight she is going to play Lady Raffles; she shows them a kit of burglar's tools. Although Jim, her intimate companion, warns her against rallying out her intention, she sets out. Helen feeling her shame keenly pins a note to the baby's dress, commending her baby to some kind person's care. Leaving the child in its crib, she leaves. A little later Nan climbs in at the window, her burglar's flashlight darting around the room and striking the baby's crib. Nan, finding that the baby is alone, bends over it. She reads the note pinned to the baby's dress and determines to care for the child. Clasping it to her, she steals from the house. A policeman near the wharves hears a splash and a cry; he runs to the spot, too late. Helen's troubles are over. Arriving home, Lewis finds that his aged father, long an invalid, has passed away. Jim, coming to their room, finds Nan, the baby in her arms, preparing to leave. Amazed, he questions her. "Jim," says Nan, pointing to the child, "I'm quitting the old life forever." And Jim, with the first sign of respect he has ever shown her, removes his hat and lets her pass with the child, out into the night, and to a new life. Five years pass. Lewis, a lonely man, has sought in vain for his child. Nan eagerly supports herself and Bess, the child, by sewing. While crossing a street. Nan is struck by Lewis' auto, but is not injured. Lewis takes her home. They are mutually attracted, and friendship begins, which deepens into love. When Lewis proposes, Nan tells him of her past, and how finding the child caused her regeneration. Lewis sees a great light. He takes from his wallet the note Helen had pinned to the baby, and. showing it to Nan, says, "Let us forget the past. It is my child whom you have mothered; won't you still do so, as my wife?" Nan joyfully agrees.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| William Bertram | Director |
| Joseph F. Poland | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Helene Rosson | |
| Roy Stewart | |
| Beatrice Van | |
| Perry Banks |
