The Golden Cross (1914)
To the time of the first Napoleon there lived in the village of Melun a miller and his sister. They were very devoted, and when the miller fell in love with Theresa, the chum of his sister, Christine, they were more united than ever. On their wedding day just as the guests were assembling, a detachment of soldiers arrived and Nicholas, the miller, was informed that he had been conscripted and must leave at once for duty with the army. He vainly pleaded with the soldiers, who told him that the only way he could escape duty would be by supplying a substitute. Christine, the sister, noted for her beauty, took a golden cross from her neck and offered it to the man who would take her brother's place as a pledge that she would marry him on his return from the war. At first none accepted the offer, and Christine returned into the house dejected to pray, when a young French nobleman who was visiting the village in disguise, came forward and offered to take the miller's place. He had seen Christine and fallen in love with her at first sight and was willing to risk anything for her sake. During the campaign that followed the rascally sergeant stole the golden cross while the young soldier was desperately wounded and then deliberately abandoned him on the battlefield. The sergeant returned to Melun, falsely claimed that he was the one who had taken the place of Nicholas, and claimed his reward. Christine, although she felt an instinctive dislike to him, determined to keep her word, and preparations for the wedding went on. In the meantime the young count had made a daring escape from his prison and arrived in Melun just in time to confront the villainous sergeant and inflict upon him the punishment he deserved. Then the count and the miller's sister were married, and the supposition is that they lived happy forever after.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Lloyd Lonergan | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Maude Fealy | |
| Charles Horan | |
| Mignon Anderson | |
| Harry Benham |
