As a Father Spareth His Son (1913)
Stern Dr. May through an erroneous idea of what constitutes fraternal duty, endeavors to force his son into a profession for which he has absolutely no aptitude. This boy, who has rather a gay deposition, has some ideas of his own, and as his father threatens with disinheritance if he does not study medicine, he goes out into the world to make his own way. His father, set in his ideas, is so irritated that he throws all sorts of obstacles in his way, and as a result the boy is ousted from various jobs. He has married, but as he goes drifting into poverty, he grows desperate. As a last resource, he enlists in the army and is sent west, leaving his wife destitute. Unhappily, he is in the company of an officer who was at one time his rival in love, who now proceeds to persecute him, as an officer can a subordinate. While in the guardhouse on a trumped-up charge, he receives a letter from the landlady of the boarding house where he left his wife, informing him of her serious illness. He asks for a furlough, but in refused. He escapes from confinement, and comes home, but too late. He drifts rapidly downward, to bad ways and worse, and is shot in a saloon brawl. His father is called to treat him; there is recognition and reconciliation before he dies, but the father realizes his mistake in the direction of youth.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Fred Huntley | Director |
| William E. Wing | Writer |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Hobart Bosworth | |
| Tom Santschi | |
| George Hernandez | |
| William Ryno |
