The Wheels of Fate (1913)
The wife of a rising young author, Phillip Wynn, spends her time at card playing, while her husband is applauded in the circles in which he moves. With effervescent enthusiasm, he comes to her with news of his triumph, but she pays no attention to him. Dejected, he seeks the solitude of his study, where he begins a new work, entitled "The Inspiration Girl." Presently his wife comes in to ask for money; he starts to read a part of his manuscript to her. This bores her, and she leaves. At the club she is persuaded to elope by a persistent suitor named Lawler. Discouraged by his wife's cynicism, Phillip reverts to the seclusion of a cottage in the woods, where he becomes acquainted with Nell Browne, whose ideals are so much like his that he nominates her "The Inspiration Girl." When Phillip is away from his cottage one day, Lawler, who is rather intoxicated, follows a friend with whom he had had a quarrel to the cottage of Phillip. There the quarrel is renewed and Lawler, in an act of passion, picks up a revolver and kills the friend. The shock of what he has done sobers him and he leaves the cottage to find the sheriff, intent upon placing the blame on Phillip. He locates the sheriff and at the cottage, Lawler declares that Phillip has committed the murder. Lawler calls upon the wife of Phillip and tells how her husband had come to be arrested. As he had persuaded her sometime since to begin divorce proceedings, it is not long before she is granted a decree. Nell calls frequently at the prison and assures Phillip of her belief in his innocence, while his ex-wife is conspicuous by her absence. After Lawler has done much to have Phillip executed at an early date, he sets sail for Europe with the ex-wife. Just as the condemned man is about to be led to the electric chair, a wireless confession is received by the governor from Lawler, who becomes repentant as the ship on which he is sailing strikes a reef. The governor commutes the sentence.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Oscar Eagle | Director |
| James Oliver Curwood | Writer |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Thomas Carrigan | |
| Adrienne Kroell | |
| Clifford Bruce | |
| Alma Russell |
