The Obligation (1912)
Jack, a young miner, reads to his little sister, Fay, a part of a letter he has received from their brother, Frank: "Dear Brother: I thank you for the money. I may be in the hospital for many months. If it were not for me, you could buy your mining hooks." The next morning after Jack had gone to the big mine to work, Fay decides to pick some wild flowers and take them to the big house on the hill to sell. The big house belongs to the mine owner, John Barry. When Fay arrives with the flowers, Miss Barry promptly buys them, while John Barry takes the child back to her home in his auto, which he passes on his way to the mine. During the day Miss Barry discovers Frank's letter in the basket which contained the flowers, and upon her father's arrival that night, insisted upon taking Jack some mining books which she had selected from their own library. On the following day John Barry promotes Jack. Later when a strike is declared and Jack tries to argue with the angry miners, John Barry misconstrues his good intentions; and when he finds Jack calling upon his daughter, he angrily orders the young man from the house. Little Fay overhears the miners' plan to steal the dynamite from the powder house and blow up the owner's home. She tells her brother, who hastens to the powder house in time to hold the men at bay by declaring he will throw a stick of the dynamite at the first man who advances. They leave the powder house only to fire Jack's cabin, and Jack barely reaches the cabin in time to rescue little Fay from the fire. Then he runs to the owner's home, and after an exciting scene with John Barry, succeeds in making the elder man see his fault and thereby secures not only a victory for himself, but his comrades as well.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Milton J. Fahrney | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Jack Conway | |
| William Clifford | |
| Viola Barry | |
| Fay Brierly |
