The Supreme Sacrifice (1913)
Sisters Edith and Daisy are in love with Dick, a young chap devoted to automobiling. He prefers Edith, and they become secretly engaged, as she doesn't want to tell her father yet. One morning Dick takes Daisy for a ride; there is an accident and Daisy is hurt but Dick is unhurt and carries her home. Her father sees him bringing her in and a servant goes for a doctor. Dick blames himself, but Edith consoles him. The doctor says Daisy will never walk again. The father turns to Dick and denounces him. Dick goes away while Edith consoles her father. Later, while Edith is amusing her lame sister, Daisy confesses her love for Dick. Edith is horrified at first, then realizes that she and Dick must sacrifice their love for Daisy because he was the cause of the accident. She tells Dick this and their happy love affair is turned into a tragedy. The lame girl is wheeled out and Dick asks her to marry him. She consents. When Daisy is once more in her room, Dick sees Edith coming from the house. She had waited to bid him a last goodbye. This time she breaks down. He tells her he loves her. The lame girl upstairs hears them, and she throws down a rose with a note pinned to it telling them that she wants only her sister's happiness. It falls at their feet. They rush in to her, but her mind is made up. They are free to marry. She gets her father to forget all his resentment against Dick and consent to the marriage. The lovers go out happy, while Daisy breaks down in her father's arms.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| George Nichols | Director |
| Maie B. Havey | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Edwin Carewe | |
| Isabel Lamon | |
| Ernestine Morley | |
| Bernard Siegel |
