The Younger Generation (1913)
When poor laborer Michael Riley unexpectedly fell heir to two thousand dollars, he did not spend it in riotous living; instead he decided to use it to give his daughter Maggie an education. So she was packed off to a fashionable boarding school while her heartbroken mother wept and her father puffed at his empty pipe. Maggie was a charming young girl, so John Boyd fell in love with her. He was the son of the mayor of the town where Maggie went to school. He was a rich young man, an influential young man, and a nice young man, so the school principal invited him to hand out the diplomas on Commencement Day. At the dance afterwards, John asked Maggie to marry him. She was about to accept him when she suddenly remembered: Who was she that she should marry this young aristocrat? She temporized and bade him come to her home for his final answer. Boyd came to the Riley home and met Maggie's uncouth parents. The rude surroundings and the reek of the father's pipe were too much for him, and he turned away disillusioned. As he walked down the street, however, he suddenly realized that all the joy and happiness were going out of his life forever, so he turned back and told Maggie that she was the only person who had ever really mattered anyway.
All Releases
Domestic
–
–
International
–
–
Worldwide
–
–
GenresComedy
Short
IMDbPro
See more details at IMDbPro
| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| C.J. Williams | Director |
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Gladys Hulette | |
| Arthur Housman | |
| Edward O'Connor | |
| Beatrice Mable |
