The Reprisal (1916)
Alma Thorne, an unsophisticated southern girl, learns to love Jack Rodney, who, afflicted with tuberculosis, is sent south to a sanitarium in the hope that he will recover. As Rodney gains in strength he urges Alma to marry him Previously, Col. Ashton, an elderly friend of the Thorne family, has proposed to Alma and has been rejected. Despite the objections of her friends, Alma remains steadfast in her determination to wed Jack Rodney, and the wedding day is set. Friends gather for the ceremony, and as the minister is about to say the words that will unite Jack and Alma in the bonds of holy matrimony, Louis, brother of Jack, appears. "This wedding can never take place," he says. As his younger brother swoons from the shock, the elder brother carries Jack away. Later the boy dies, and Alma, grief-stricken, swears to be revenged upon the man who has stepped between her and the man she loved. Mrs. Thorne, Alma's mother, passes away, but before her death she gives Alma into the care of Colonel Ashton, and Alma marries him. Years pass, and Alma Ashton, now a wealthy widow, still fosters thoughts of revenge on Louis Rodney. She meets Louis and exerts all her feminine wiles to capture him. At last she succeeds, and they are married. Following the ceremony, and when Rodney and his bride are left alone, the woman tells him who she is and of her vows of revenge, and recalls to him the time when he ruined her youthful love for his younger brother. After he comes to understand her successful plan of vengeance he leaves her, retires to another room, and brings forth a revolver with a plan to end all, for he feels that he cannot live without the beautiful creature whom he has made his wife. But before he can perform the rash act the revolver slips from his trembling hands, falls upon the floor and explodes. In an adjoining room Alma hears the explosion. She has horrid visions of having caused her husband to suicide. Too late comes a realization that she loves the man. She rushes into the room and finds Louis Rodney alive and well. He takes her into his arms.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| William Robert Daly | Director |
| Elizabeth R. Carpenter | Writer |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Fritzi Brunette | |
| Jack Pickford | |
| Guy Oliver | |
| Frank Clark |
