The Ten of Diamonds (1912)
Robert Millard, a young man, has a penchant for clubs and cards, which fact causes his adoring mother no end of anxiety. Willard, the father, is also apprehensive and keeps a close watch upon the boy. One evening, Robert goes out after promising his parents that he would return by ten o'clock. He faithfully meant to keep his word, but at the club he plunges deeply into a game of cards and does not reach home until two A.M. His father, leisurely smoking a cigar, meets him. A card, the ten of diamonds, drops out of Robert's pocket, giving Willard the chance of reading a sermon to his offspring. He gently and graphically unfolds the story of his own life: Twenty years before, the passion for cards had almost caused a tragedy in the then humble home of Willard Millard. He associated with never-do-wells and gamblers of the lowest type. He sank so low that his young wife bad to work night and day to support herself and child and furnish him with money to gamble away. It was only when his brutality had come near killing the woman he had sworn to protect that Willard's manhood asserted itself and from that day he and cards became strangers. Gradually he worked his way into the world and finally acquired a place of standing in the community. Willard's story makes a profound impression upon Robert, who tears up the pack of cards in his possession and tearfully swears to profit by the experience of his father. The promise is kept and three people are made happy.
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GenresDrama
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Tom Ricketts | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Sydney Ayres | |
| Vivian Rich |
