Mareea, the Foster Mother (1914)
Mareea the half-breed, strong-minded and big-hearted, cares tenderly for Jess and Benny, the widow and son of her dead lover. Jess is of a childish nature, easily led, and when dance-hall loafer Brady flatters her and speaks of the life of ease he could secure for her if she ran away with him, she listens as if hypnotized. Despite Mareea's older and wiser counsel, the girl finally yields to the rascal's pleading and goes away with him. Mareea has been distrustful of Brady from the first moment, and at once follows them, leaving Benny in the care of a kind neighbor. She traces the couple to a dance-hall on the outskirts of town where, with the help of a kind longshoreman, Mareea's quick wit and bravery save the girl from a life of bondage although Jess loses her life in the fracas. Sadly they wend their way homeward with Jess' body, to be greeted by little Benny. The neighbor tells the longshoreman of Mareea's lifelong sacrifice and devotion, and he is greatly impressed with her superior character and womanliness. Sometime later, they meet again and he asks Mareea to become his wife. Looking straight into his eyes, Mareea accepts him, and as a reward for her long sacrifice finds happiness in the love of a good husband and little Benny.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ulysses Davis | Director |
| Carlos de Navarro | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| William Duncan | |
| Anne Schaefer | |
| Patricia Palmer | |
| George Stanley |
