The Younger Brother (1911)
Two brothers are strongly attached to each other. The elder man has always looked after his brother. One day, he asks him to take a hand in a game of cards. He comes out the winner, but this game leads to his downfall. He cannot give up gambling, and loses all his money. One day at the club he notices his brother's prospective father-in-law take out a checkbook to write a check, when he is suddenly called into the next room. While he is away, the young man tears a blank check out of the book. The next day the cashier of the bank calls upon the merchant and shows him a check signed with his name. He pronounces it a forgery, and at once suspects that his daughter's lover has a hand in it. The elder brother, feeling that he is indirectly responsible, says he is the author of the forged check. He loses his sweetheart. The young girl, gathering all her presents together that he had given her, discovers a latter in which her sweetheart says that he is worrying over his younger brother's loses at cards. In an instant she jumps at the right conclusion, and everything ends happily.
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GenresDrama
Family
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Bannister Merwin | Director |
| Bannister Merwin | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Herbert Prior | |
| Richard Ridgely | |
| Charles Sutton | |
| Laura Sawyer |
