The Man He Used to Be (1916)
Robert Landy, a gentleman of refinement, meets Laura Bicknell, a highly sensitive girl, and they are attracted to each other. Two months later, Laura and her parents are touring in Virginia, when they are caught in a violent thunderstorm and take shelter in an old mansion, of which the housekeeper and old negro servant are the only occupants. Laura become nervous at the situation and between the terrific storm outside and the eerie surroundings, she becomes hysterical with fear. During the night she wander out of her room and stumbles into another, where, by the light of a single candle, she sees a man kneeling by the bed in prayer. It is Landy. She is greatly shocked and terrified, but he reassures her and asks her consent to tell the story of his being there. She trusts him and he tells her how, years before, he had met and married Virginia Merrill, allowed drink to get the better of him, and went rapidly down the ladder until she had finally died of a broken heart, leaving him broken in mind and spirit. After a long, hard fight against the liquor habit, he finally conquers it entirely, after which his father forgives him and takes him into business with him. He becomes owner of the old mansion where his wife had died, and every year he had come there to keep his lonely vigil of sorrow and repentance. Laura returns to her room greatly affected by his story and when later they meet again at her home, he asks her if, knowing the man he used to be, she will be his wife, and she says "yes."
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Eugene Mullin | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| William R. Dunn | |
| Belle Bruce | |
| Logan Paul | |
| Edwina Robbins |
