The Birthday Present (1914)
Mrs. Ellis has successfully broken her husband to domestic harness, when, on her birthday night, he insists upon accepting the invitation of an old chum of his to a stag party. Dorothy Ellis tries to comfort herself with thoughts of the beautiful necklace her husband has given her for her birthday, and Ellis goes off to meet his friends. They do the cafés and end up in a gambling house, wagers and loses his last cent. Delirious with the thirst for gain, he goes home and stealthily emptying the safe of his wife's jewels, including the birthday necklace he has given her, returns to the gambling place. The sight of the necklace, however, sobers him, and he decides to go back with it to his wife. Meanwhile a burglar has broken into the house. He finds safe empty, but before he can escape, Ellis arrives. Dorothy is roused. She sees her husband forcing the burglar, at the end of a gun, to return her jewels to the safe. And she tells herself that she has married the bravest man in the world.
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GenresDrama
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| George Hennessy | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Mae Marsh | |
| Robert Harron | |
| Donald Crisp | |
| Clifford Grey |
