The Midnight Visitor (1914)
Julian is a clubman and fond of cards. His wife, about to become a mother, is making baby clothes. Julian tells her he is off to the club for a few hours. She begs him to remain at home as she feels nervous; Julian refuses to listen and goes. Several times during the game, he becomes preoccupied by thoughts of his wife at home; meanwhile, the wife calls excitedly for the maid. Back at the club, the hour is midnight and the players are leaving. Julian, a bit tired and worse for liquor, falls asleep with his head on the table. Outside his wife's window a ruffian prowls. The wife is in bed. She hears a noise near the window. A coarse, evil face is pressed against the windowpane. The wife shrieks and falls back on the bed, apparently lifeless. Julian awakens with the vision of his wife's terrified face before him and hurries home. He is met by the maid and the doctor, who inform him that his wife is dead. The shock affects his mind and later he is seen seated in the garden with an attendant; he has picked a little baby frock to shreds. A vision of his wife appears, beckoning him. He follows; she leads him through the woods, out to a precipice. He steps out. At the club Julian falls from his chair, he has had a bad nightmare. On arrival home he is met by the doctor and nurses. The doctor whispers in his ear. Julian walks on tiptoe to his wife's bedside. His wife is lying quietly with a newborn baby beside her. Julian falls on his knees and asks forgiveness.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Rupert Julian | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Rupert Julian | |
| Elsie Jane Wilson | |
| Joe King |
