The Empty Sleeve, or Memories of Bygone Days (1909)
A former Union officer, now an old G.A.R. Veteran, and his wife are observed in a romantic spot by the roadside. Despite their advanced years they are still sweethearts and are visiting an old trysting place of their youth. A commotion down the street claims their attention, and while looking in that direction the elderly couple are transformed into a young pair as they appeared in 1861, he wearing a United States officer's uniform, she dressed in costume of that period. From the direction in which the lady is pointing a company of Union soldiers approaches, while from the opposite direction come their mothers, wives, daughters and sweethearts. After a brief farewell between the soldiers and their loved ones, our hero takes command and they march off. We next find the officer pictured in command of a Union outpost; on the brow of a distant hill a rebel battery is firing upon them. The General rides up, takes in the situation and calls for volunteers to silence the Confederate battery. Our hero, with others, answers the call, charges up the hill and captures the battery. After the engagement, among the dead and wounded is our officer, who has lost an arm. He is taken to a hospital, and under careful attention of a young nurse soon regains his strength, is honorably discharged and sent home, the nurse accompanying him. He is warmly welcomed to the old home by his mother and father and the nurse shortly afterward becomes his wife. The vision disappears, the old couple stroll on, meeting a company of veterans. Our hero takes command and all proceed to the grandstand, where the commander makes a Decoration Day speech. As a fitting climax we see a Union and Confederate soldier clasping hands.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Van Dyke Brooke | Director |
