Tangled Threads (1917)
A young author lives in a poor neighborhood, and feels sorry for a girl, who has just been left an orphan by the death of her mother. He takes her to the home of an artist friend of his, an elderly man, who offers her a home. The author and the girl become attached to each other. A day comes when the artist can no longer find a market for his work. The author meets the girl returning with an unsold picture, and gives her the money for it, though it is all that he has. She goes to buy the first good meal that they have had for days. An auto knocks her down, and she sustains a spinal injury. The doctor advises the services of a specialist. The artist and the author do not know where to turn, as they cannot afford the specialist's prices. Discouraged, the author goes out, and enters a saloon. He is joined by a crook, who offers him $1,000 if he will help him pull off a job. The author accepts. The crook plans to rob a rich man's home. He instructs the author to go upstairs. In his inexperience, the author knocks down a statue. The owner of the house catches the author and a fight ensues. The crook fires, and kills the owner. The police hear the noise and force their way in. The crook and the author escape as the officers enter by the front. A detective finds a footprint, and traces the owner of it to a saloon. Here he finds the author and the crook, and attempts to take them prisoners. He offers them a light sentence if they will give the names of the rest of the gang. The crook appears to consent, but then knocks over the lamp. In the confusion the author escapes to his own home. Later he reads in the paper that the killer of the house owner has confessed in jail, and that he himself is not implicated. He receives word that his play has been accepted and that he will be paid a good sum in advance. With joy he goes to the artist's house and tells him and the girl. She is ultimately cured by an operation, and marries the author.
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GenresDrama
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Allan Forrest | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Jessie Beaton | |
| John Bruno | |
| Lorimer Johnston | |
| Edward Sloman |
