In the Old Attic (1914)
Because his son refuses to marry the girl he has selected, old aristocrat John Morton disowns him and drives him from the house. John Morton, Jr., marries Ethel, a beautiful young singer whom he loves dearly. When the son is gone, his old father has the boy's toys and belongings stored in the attic. Moved almost to tears by the sight of them, he suppresses his feelings and grimly resolves never to forgive his son. Fifteen years elapse. Society has moved uptown and John Morton in his aristocratic old mansion is in the midst of new neighbors. The streets which used to be patronized by the carriages of the wealthy are now swarming with ragged little children. It happens that into this section of the city Mrs. John Morton, Jr. and her little son Billy, come to live. Her husband is dead. Just before he dies he writes to his father and begs him in memory of the little boy he once loved, to befriend his little boy Billy. Billy and his mother live in an attic adjoining Morton's mansion. While playing ball on the roof, Billy loses his ball down the skylight of the Morton home. He follows it into the attic and is charmed with the array of old toys which he finds. He plans to come back many times. Robbers enter the Morton home, binding John Morton's hands, take him to the attic and leave him. Billy comes to play with the toys. Morton believes he sees his son's ghost and is so stricken with remorse that he swoons. The thieves are captured and Morton is released. While in his bed ill, Morton speaks in his delirium of the "angel in the attic." His doctor, who also is Billy's doctor, learns of the affair in the attic, and brings Billy to Morton. When the old gentleman sees the boy, he is overjoyed and takes his little grandson and his daughter-in-law into his home in memory of his son.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Frederick A. Thomson | Director |
| Catherine Carr | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Charles Kent | |
| Carlotta De Felice | |
| S. Rankin Drew | |
| George Stewart |
