While the Tide Was Rising (1914)
Fred Bowers, a fisherman, is going out to the fishing grounds in his motorboat one morning when he sees an aeroplane in trouble. The aeroplane falls into the water, and Fred, going to its assistance, saves George Almy, the aviator, from drowning. Almy repays his rescuer by proceeding to fall in love with the girl Fred intends to marry. Ruth, the girl in question, is at first unable to make up her mind, but Almy's polished manner and suave ways soon begin to have an effect, and she finally decided to elope with him. Fred, in his motorboat, sees them starting out in another boat, and follows them. Almy, discovering that they are followed, puts on all speed in an attempt to escape, but finding that it is useless, puts Ruth in a deserted shack on the shore, and with her wraps still in his boat, sets out again with the idea of leading Fred astray far down the coast, and then of landing and making his way back to Ruth by automobile. Fred, seeing Ruth's wraps in Almy's boat, believes she is still there, and follows. Finally, after a desperate chase, he overhauls the ex-aviator. A terrific fight ensues in which the brawny fisherman is eventually victorious. Meanwhile, Ruth, shut in the shack, discovers that the tide is beginning to overflow the floor. As time passes, the water grows higher and higher. She is boxed in like a rat in a trap with no possibility of escape. Fred finally succeeds in forcing Almy to confess where he has left the girl. Overcome with horror at the realization of what the rising tide will do, he bends every effort to get to the shack in time. He gets there just as Ruth has given up all hope, and rescues her from the hungry waters. Needless to say, Ruth realizes that she has made a mistake, accepts Fred, and dismisses the ungrateful Almy from her affections.
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GenresDrama
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ben F. Wilson | Director |
| Ben F. Wilson | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Ben F. Wilson | |
| Sally Crute | |
| Richard Tucker | |
| John Sturgeon |
