The Prayers of Manuelo (1912)
Manuelo, a poor Mexican newlywed ill with fever, is penniless. He gets up from his bed and goes to the nearest town to find food. Having no money, he steals a few beans and is kicked out as a "lazy Greaser." He returns to his wife. While they are talking the matter over, a rancher from the mountains arrives and offers him a job as a sheepherder, and his wife bravely urges him to go. In the mountains he is treated like a dog. In his dreams he has a vision, suggestive of his wife with a newborn babe, and he longs to go to her. He asks for a leave of a few days. The head herdsman refuses his request. Manuelo bides his time and at night he steals away. He walks miles and miles. His strength fails and he sinks down towards evening near an open field. In this field a horse is tethered. He takes the animal and rides away. The owner sees him. He calls his men, who bring their horses and a rope; they ride in hot pursuit. The Mexican reaches his home. As he dismounts his pursuers shoot; his right arm falls limp at his side. His followers knock furiously at the door. Getting no response, they throw it open. They stand spell-bound upon the threshold: they see the Mexican reverently kneeling before a couch, his limp arm by his side, the other encircling his wife and their newborn; above the bed the image of the Virgin, a candle burning beneath, like a pervasion of spiritual blessing. Beholding the scene, the pursuers bow their heads and depart, leaving Manuelo and his loved ones in peace.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Rollin S. Sturgeon | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| George Stanley | |
| Anne Schaefer | |
| Charles Bennett |
