The Man of God (1915)
The sun breaking through the storm clouds discloses an island shore strewn with wreckage and three bodies, a priest, a girl and a man. The priest is the first to become conscious and renders what aid he can to the others. Gathering driftwood, he makes a fire by the elementary method of rubbing two sticks together. As he looks at the girl, his thoughts go back to the day the steamer left. He sees her bidding her sweetheart good-bye and promising to return with her aunt and marry him. Then he gazes at the man and recalls his insult to a girl on board, and the thrashing by the ship's officer that followed. The man sits up, pulls from his pocket a flask, and proceeds to drain its contents. The priest, however, snatches it from him, and revives the girl with what is left. For months they live as castaways, the priest night and day watching the man, and never letting the girl out of his sight. The man questions the girl, who in turn questions the priest, and when he admits his suspicions, she refuses to tolerate his watchfulness any longer, as she believes in the man's moral honesty. Ultimately she learns the truth and flees to the priest for protection. Contrary to her expectations, the priest does not thrash the man, but tells her they must live in harmony until God wills their deliverance. Then he warns the man against further passionate demonstrations, but the man sneeringly declares that sooner or later he will have his way. The priest falls ill and the girl is fearful of what might happen should he die. In her terror, she throws her arms about the priest's neck and pleads that he live for her. In an instant he becomes a man and starts to enfold her. The man watches outside, sees, and turns away with anger in his heart. He does not see the embrace relax, and the priest's arms fall to his side, nor hear him tell her that he will not die and leave her unprotected. The girl goes for water, and the man enters the shack and accuses the priest of desiring the girl for himself. The priest throws himself upon him and a battle follows until the man is hurled through the wall of the shack. The girl, returning, hides in terror. The priest staggers to the opening and sees the man writhing on the ground a great snake gliding away. The priest and the girl endeavor to suck the poison from the wound, but their efforts are fruitless, and later they kneel beside a newly made grave. The priest tells the girl that when she sought his arm, she did not realize his vows to God, but that it was on account of her loneliness. The day of deliverance comes, and he forces her to meet the party alone. The day that she is happily married, her mind wanders back to the island and she sees the priest sending his benediction across the waters.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| George Terwilliger | Director |
| George Terwilliger | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Earl Metcalfe | |
| Ormi Hawley | |
| Kempton Greene |
