Twice Rescued (1915)
Saved from a terrible shipwreck by Stephan Royston, son of a farmer. Nana, orphaned by the catastrophe, is adopted by the family and the two sons, Stephan and Godfrey, fall in love with her. Stephan's artistic tendency for painting, etc., is classed as foolishness by his stern father, while Godfrey, realizing that the girl favors his brother, determines to get rid of him. He poisons his father's mind against him, and Stephan is ordered to stop painting or leave the farm. Godfrey then sets fire to the barn where Stephan's paintings are stored, accusing his brother of being the incendiary. Stephen rescues some of his pictures, and unable to clear himself in the eyes of his parents, goes to the city. There he finds himself unable, for want of money to engage a suitable model, to paint his greatest picture. By good fortune, he secures Elsie, a poor flower-girl, to pose for him. Meanwhile, Godfrey, failing to get Nana to listen to his love, intercepts Stephan's letters. She still remains true, however, and on receiving a small legacy from a distant relative, goes to the city to find Stephan. Elsie becomes seriously ill, but bravely keeps it from Stephan, as she wishes him to complete his painting. At the last sitting, she faints and while his landlady puts the girl to bed, Stephan hastens for a doctor. Nana arrives during his absence and seeing Elsie, thinks she is Stephan's wife. Leaving a note for him saying she now understands his silence, and bidding him a heart-broken goodbye, she returns to her lodgings. There she becomes despondent and wandering down to the river, tries to drown herself. Stephan hears her cry as she leaps from the pierhead, plunges in and rescues the girl from drowning for the second time. He hurriedly explains all, convinces her of the truth, and the lovers are joyfully reunited.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Theodore Marston | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Frank Currier | |
| George Cooper | |
| James Morrison | |
| Mary Maurice |
