The False and the True (1914)
Betty, the only daughter of Jenkins, a wealthy farmer, is secretly loved by Tom Saunders, a farm hand. Tom's scapegrace brother, Dick, returns from the city and is befriended by Tom. Dick later wins Betty's love. While Jenkins is blasting out a tree stump with dynamite, Betty and Dick are passing close by unnoticed, and the explosion destroys Betty's sight. Believing she is dying, the girl asks to be married at once to Dick. When told of her request, he refuses, saying he doesn't want to marry a blind girl. Tom offers to take his brother's place, pretending he is Dick, and the deception is carried out. Contrary to expectations, the girl recovers her health, although still remaining blind. A few years later, they are blessed with a child. Tom holds a good position and secures work for Dick, who is later discharged for intoxication. After several more trials, in Dick's behalf, Tom, disgusted, will have nothing further to do with him. They quarrel, Tom thrashes his brother and Dick vows revenge. He sets a case of dynamite outside Tom's office and lights the fuse. Tom's child sees the box with the sputtering fuse and calls its mother's attention to it. Betty instinctively grabs the box and throws it away just before it explodes. She faints and it is found the second shock has restored her sight. Then she learns whom she has married. Dick is caught and begs Betty to save him from prison, but she turns coldly from him. Tom later succeeds in freeing the wretch and sends him west, leaving Tom and Betty to their love and happiness.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Theodore Marston | Director |
| Elizabeth R. Carpenter | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Dorothy Kelly | |
| James Morrison | |
| George Stevens | |
| George Cooper |
