Where Glory Waits (1917)
The young King was dreaming of the happy days gone by when cares of state were unknown. His reveries were broken by the coming of the learned counselors and the last of his boyhood's visions vanished as he was told that a marriage of state had been arranged for him with a princess. The counselors handed him her portrait. She looked at the cold, passionless features his thoughts reverted to the laughing face of a sunny, curly-haired girl, the daughter of the university president. He rebelled at the hard, stern responsibilities before him, and abruptly left the palace to wander in the forest. Following the sound of blows, he discovered a ragged, bare-footed peasant girl wielding an axe. Thinking him but an ordinary man, she mockingly addressed him: "Well. Want some work?" The King sprang forward, took the axe from her hands and sent the chips flying. He learned that her name was "Scylla," that she was the sole support of a bedridden mother and four little hungry brothers and sisters. Once she had had a sweetheart, but they had never married, for she was forced to look after her family. Later he went to war and gave his life for the king. Upon learning that Scylla did not quarrel with her fate, but unselfishly regarded it all as a sacred duty, the young King looked at her in amazement, for an ignorant peasant girl had taught him a lesson. Some days later Scylla received a purse of gold and a message from the King, which she never forgot. Later, when the King was loved and honored for his good deeds and his marriage to the haughty princess was an old story, a baby girl was born to them and the King insisted that they call her "Princess Scylla."
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Allen Holubar | Director |
| E. Magnus Ingleton | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Allen Holubar | |
| Fritzi Ridgeway | |
| Wadsworth Harris | |
| Thomas Jefferson |
