A Phyllis of the Sierras (1915)

Young Lord Mainwaring leaves England for California in order to regain his health and to attend to business matters for his father. He becomes the guest of John Bradley, a lumberman, with whose daughter he falls in love. He also becomes sick and is nursed back to health by the girl. Another girl, Minty, a blacksmith's daughter, also falls in love with him. Mainwaring proposes marriage to Miss Bradley by letter, but the letter does not reach her and he concludes she has refused him. Minty's father becomes rich by a gold find. The young Lord disappears. He has lost his money in California. Years afterwards be meets Minty in Switzerland. She is rich and he is poor. She saves him from destitution and death; his heart goes out to her, and hers to him, and they are married.

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Summary Details
Running Time50 min
GenresDrama