The Christian (1913)
When Christian, a city toiler, receives a letter from his dying mother requesting him to be just and righteous and lift up the fallen and help the weak, he ponders long. His mother, his sainted mother, is dying. The youth leaves his humble room and despondently departs for the waterfront. As he approaches he sees the figure of a woman kneeling in supplication. Something tragic in her appearance holds him spellbound. Suddenly she arises. It is a young girl. As she is about to plunge into the seething waters below Christian darts forward and saves Esther, a city unfortunate. The beautiful girl sobs out her pitiful story. She has no home; she is scorned and shunned. Christian takes her to his humble room. She slumbers locked securely in the room while he rests outside the door, his head pillowed on his coat. In the morning they are driven from the house. Christian swears to protect this girl. They start into the country as brother and sister. A farmer gives them refreshment. They tarry. Esther helps about the house while the sturdier Christian works in the fields. He is startled when he finds his love for the girl is not that of a brother's and realizes that she is the only woman in the world. Then comes the shock. Fate throws Worldly, a city idler, their way. He is injured and Esther recognizes him. As she tenderly nurses him back to health Worldly realizes his great love for the girl. He soon recovers and they are wed. As they leave, Christian wearily trudges toward the house. The farmer and his wife follow and enter softly. Christian leans forward, his head resting on his arm, and his mother's letter in his hand. They gently raise him. Christian is dead.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Edmund Lawrence | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Tom Moore | |
| Alice Joyce | |
| Stephen Purdee | |
| Richard Purdon |
