The Little Sister of the Poor (1916)
Sister Theresa is known as "The Little Sister of the Poor." Alone in her room she ponders over a locket containing a man's picture, thereby showing that she has not fully renounced the world. One day her spirit leads her to a weeping woman in a tenement room. The woman angrily tells Sister Theresa she wants no help; that it was one of her "good kind" that brought her to poverty. Relenting, the woman tells Sister Theresa her story. She was once known as La Belle Corinne, queen of the demi-monde, and was saved from a discarded admirer by whole-souled fellow Bert Wilson. Corinne fell in love with him and lured him on; he struggled desperately, being in love with a pure young girl, but the evil influence conquered. After winning Bert, Corinne found him drifting back to the good woman, and one night saw him enter church with her. She signaled that she wished to see him later. When Bert came she was in an irresponsible condition and hurled vile names at her unknown rival, and Bert, angered, told her not to say another word about the girl. He had broken with her, but would stand no insults. Corinne gave an epithet so vile that Bert seized her and thrust her away, vowing never to return. Corinne came to her senses later, but Bert was gone. Corinne finishes her story by declaring that she renounced the old life after that, and so is in her present condition. Sister Theresa tells Corinne she will visit her again, and goes to her room in the convent. There she writes a note to the Mother Superior. The next day she visits Corinne. She hears a familiar voice and looks in. Bert is there with Corinne in his arms and he says, "It took me a long time, dear, to discover that it was you I really loved, and now we'll be married." Theresa can stand no more and leaves. Back in her room she gazes at the locket, which contains Bert's picture, and tears up the letter she had written and which was a renunciation of her vows to go back to the man who still cared for her, as she thought. Now all is over, and lifting her eyes, she tells her beads.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Melvin Mayo | Director |
| Julian La Mothe | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Francelia Billington | |
| Helen Wolcott | |
| Robert N. Bradbury | |
| Jay Morley |
