The Broken Ties (1912)
Jack Nelson and his father are good chums until he meets a widow, who inveigles him to marry her. She is no sooner installed in the new home than she starts to make things unpleasant for Jack. The stepmother takes Jack's clothes from his room and turns them over to her son, telling Jack to make himself a bed in the barn. Jack endured it all until the son begins to make advances to his sweetheart. He quarrels with her and returns to have it out with the stepbrother. The mother interferes, and when the father hears them quarreling he defends the wife, and orders his son from his home. Jack goes back to say goodbye to his sweetheart and then leaves. In the meantime Nelson's new wife makes him uncomfortable and unhappy. And her son continues his attentions to Jack's former sweetheart until a city girl comes to the country, when he forsakes the country girl for the more vivacious girl. When she plans to return to the city, the son prevails on his mother to rob her husband of his savings and return him to the city. Left alone the poor old father repents his harsh treatment to his son and the little girl Jack loves finds herself longing to throw in his arms and plead for his forgiveness. She goes to the desolated home and comforts Jack's father. A freight train pulls into town and out from a box car drops Jack. He has come to wreak vengeance on his destroyers. He approaches the old home and pulling out his gun examines it carefully to see that it is working properly. And then looking up he sees his sweetheart framed in the doorway. She comes to him and tells him the miserable story of robbery and faithlessness and begs his forgiveness. She calls the father and the three are reunited to start all over again.
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GenresShort
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Allan Dwan | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| J. Warren Kerrigan | |
| Louise Lester |
