The Senator's Brother (1914)
Two brothers, Henry and Paul Zanes, are country lawyers. Paul is ambitious politically, while Henry is thoroughly satisfied to remain in his modest surroundings. Through a friend, Paul meets Dorothy, a country girl, and falls in love with her. They become engaged, but Paul defers telling his brother. Meantime, Henry receives an offer of a secretaryship from a Senator, but does not care for it, and offers it to his brother Paul. The position is for an unmarried man, and Paul decides to quietly marry Dorothy, but pretend to be a single man. He takes her to another town, and after the wedding, goes to Washington. Time passes, and neither she nor Henry hear from Paul. One day, Henry is called to the bedside of a dying woman, and to his horror, finds that she is Dorothy, his brother's wife. He cares for her baby girl, named Dorothy, and after her mother's death, disowns his brother. Fifteen years elapse and Henry has brought up Dorothy in ignorance of her parents. Paul has become a senator from his native state and married a wealthy society woman. He is in favor of a bill, which in reality, is a landgrab, and would rob farmers in Henry's section. A committee calls upon Henry and asks him to influence his brother against the bill. He goes to Washington with Dorothy and makes Paul promise to vote against the bill. Paul's vote proves the deciding one and the presence of Henry and Dorothy gives him strength to vote against it. Later, he tries to claim Dorothy as his daughter, but Henry tells him, "She is all I have and I'm going to keep her." Paul's wife deserts him, leaving him to the despairing thoughts of all he has lost and the dreary future ahead.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| William Humphrey | Director |
| Gouverneur Morris | Writer |
| George H. Plympton | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| William Humphrey | |
| Leah Baird | |
| Anders Randolf | |
| Louise Beaudet |
