The Blind Composer's Dilemma (1913)
Marie Wilson leads a life of self-sacrifice with her inconsiderate sister Florence, who fails to appreciate the importance of keeping the home in order, and as Marie is the wage-earner, her work is twofold. Arthur Tremayne, a blind musician in modest circumstances, moves into the sisters' house. They learn that he is ill and Marie prepares many delicacies for him. When he recovers, Tremayne returns the call and is impressed with the fact that one of the sisters is gentle and kind, while the other is extremely selfish. The young composer shows Marie an opera which represents his life's work, and she endeavors to brighten his existence by placing flowers in his room. One day Tremayne receives a letter which the landlady's little daughter Ella reads him. The message is from a firm of producers who advise the composer that his opera has been accepted and a check for $1,000 is enclosed as advance payment. Happy over his success, Tremayne has Ella conduct him to an eye specialist for consultation. The doctor discovers that by skilled treatment the composer's sight could be restored and Tremayne submits to an operation. Several weeks later Marie receives a letter from Tremayne stating that his sight has been fully regained, that he has sold his opera, and that the happiest moment of his life will be when he sees her for the first time. Florence reads her sister's letter and regrets that she is not the favored one. She determines to pose as Marie and induces the self-sacrificing sister to agree to the deception. Her plan is on a fair way to succeed until little Ella and her friends come in and propose a game of blind-man's buff. With his eyes bandaged Tremayne, by the sense of touch, discovers his true love.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Edmund Lawrence | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Tom Moore | |
| Dixie Compton | |
| Isabel Rea | |
| Adelaide Lawrence |
