A War Baby (1915)
As the Civil War starts, duty calls Captain Willis of the Northern army from his bride Louise, daughter of Confederate officer Col. Frear; at the same time, zealous Confederate Belle Daring breaks her engagement with Lieutenant Fisk of the Union troops, though he vows to regain her love at the war's end. One year later Belle has become a Confederate spy whose exploits are the scourge of the Northern forces. Captain Willis is assigned to a certain outpost and given the special commission of capturing Belle. His duties are so exacting that he has been unable to return home to see his wife and the little daughter who has been born to him. Belle falls into the hands of her lover, Lieutenant Fiske, but beguiles him into letting her go. Louise Willis determines to visit her husband with their baby, and writes him to meet her at Simpson's Corners. He is unable to obtain leave, but goes to the meeting under cover of night. He is delayed by the presence of Confederates, and reaches the Corners only to find that Louise has passed through in company with another woman, who, he rightly guesses is Belle Daring the spy. Louise has secured a pass through the Union lines, and depends upon her friendship with the Southern officers to obtain her passage through the Confederates. She and Belle are captured by Union soldiers, and Belle persuades her to take a paper which she carries and give the pass in exchange, since, as the wife of a Northern officer, she would easily escape search. Their captor, however, is the one Union officer who does not know Captain Willis, and is detained while Belle escapes with the baby. When searched Belle's paper is found on Louise, and she is taken for the Confederate spy. Returning from the meeting place, Willis is placed under arrest, accused of abandoning his post and of permitting Belle Darring to pass through. Louise and her husband are both sentenced to be shot. Belle, suffering a change of heart, uses Louise's pass to reach the Union general, and pleads for clemency for Louise if not for Willis. When the general refuses, Belle promises to deliver to him the famous woman spy if he will delay the execution until it can be referred to the authorities at Washington. The general agrees, and at the place of execution, Louise, Willis and the baby are united. Then Belle turns to General Slogan with: "I am Belle Daring, General, and your prisoner."
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Barry O'Neil | Director |
| Clay M. Greene | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Clarence Elmer | |
| Justina Huff | |
| Lila Leslie | |
| Eleanor Blanchard |
