When the Road Parts (1914)
Laura, a girl of the tenements, has allowed herself to be dominated by a crook. This man, Joe, comes upon an automobile accident one day in which a young man is injured. The injured man and his girl companion are taken away in the ambulance and after it has gone, Joe finds a letter that has dropped from the young man's pocket. It is addressed to Frank Bell in a nearby country town. Joe opens the letter and reads it. It says, "This will introduce Henry Brice and his sister, Miss Mary Brice. I know that their services will be absolutely satisfactory to you, as both of them are competent and trustworthy." Joe decides that he and Laura can impersonate Henry Brice and his sister and perhaps make something out of the scheme. Laura and Joe are received by Frank Bell and, upon arriving at his home, are introduced to his father, Joe, as the father's new nurse, and Laura as Frank's secretary. They enter into their new work and manage to please Frank and his father. Joe is constantly on the lookout for the combination of the safe in the library, planning to make a big haul. Frank, as the days go by, becomes interested in Laura and finally asks her to marry him, but Laura, now really in love with him, cannot consent. Joe, aware of Frank's attention to Laura, tries to get her to "string him along." This she refuses to do, but is finally forced by Joe to consent to help, which conversation is overheard by Frank. That night Joe and Laura are about to rob the safe when Frank comes from behind the curtains and turning up the lights points his gun at Joe and orders the two to leave the house. They go to the gate, where Laura stops and says, "Here is where our roads part," and starts up the road. Joe orders her to come with him. Laura shakes her head and starts off in the other direction. Joe watches after her a while, then shrugs his shoulders and goes on. Frank, on the veranda, has been a witness to this scene and when he sees Laura take the opposite way alone, he realizes that her redemption has been complete. He follows her and brings her home. The next morning Frank brings Laura to his father, seated in his wheelchair on the veranda, and says, "Your nurse was called away last night, father, and after to-day my secretary will be my wife."
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| William Desmond Taylor | Director |
| Anita Loos | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Edward Coxen | |
| Winifred Greenwood | |
| George Field | |
| John Steppling |
