The Greater Motive (1914)
Bob Hammond, a promising young boxer, is taken east by his manager to meet some of the better men in his class. Bob promises his sweetheart, Maggie Dowling, he will return and marry her. In the past he becomes champion in his class, and is known as "The Battler." Among his new friends, he temporarily forgets Maggie, and she, tiring of waiting for him, marries his old sparring partner, Jimmy Kelly, who has become quite a fighter himself. Bob's manager plans a tour of the country and Bob tells him to make the first stop Pittsburgh, his old home, where he plans to marry Maggie. Kelly and his wife are in bad straits. Maggie having just recovered from a long illness, their resources are sadly depleted. Kelly reads of the coming of the "Battler," and signs to fight him, winner take all. When "The Battler" learns his old friend has married his sweetheart, he is furious, but is glad when he remembers he is to fight him. as he plans to give Kelly a terrible beating. Before the fight, "The Battler" hears of the awful straits of the Kellys, and he experiences a change of heart. After thinking it over, he determines to let Kelly defeat him. so that he can win the money, bring it home to his wife, and help to restore her health. All is carried out as he plans, and although experiencing the sting of defeat for the first time, knows that he has performed a good service and it will make her happy.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Theodore Marston | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| James Morrison | |
| Dorothy Kelly | |
| George Cooper | |
| Gus Anderson |
