The Mystery of the Hidden House (1914)
While tramping the hills of Virginia, young minister Dick Marston sprains his ankle. Moina Jardine, a demure little mountain maiden, assists him to her grandfather's home, "The Hidden House." Old Jardine takes a liking to him and persuades him to finish his vacation with them. Marston learns that Moina is subject to great stress of mind at times. She tells him she and her sister Robina take turns caring for Mr. Jardine. Marston falls in love with the beautiful Moina, but Mr. Jardine and Mercy, the Black servant, show dislike for her, the grandfather saying, "Wait until you see Robina.'' One day, Moina turns from Marston and begs her grandfather to explain the mystery, but is angrily told to keep silent. That night Marston, walking in the grounds, meets Moina. She seems dazed, tells him not to follow her, that Robina comes. She disappears, leaving him greatly puzzled. The next morning, Robina, beautiful and bewitching, comes dancing in and is welcomed with great joy by the grandfather and Mercy, who decorate the house and at night Mercy tells tales of witchery by firelight. In his room, Marston sees Robina dancing through the grounds in the moonlight. She throws a stone at Marston's window and laughingly coaxes him to come down; he refuses; she pouts and goes straight up to his room, laughing at his displeasure. Seeing a picture of Moina, she angrily tears it to pieces and rushes out. Marston is fascinated by Robina and one day he seizes her and kisses her passionately. Suddenly her expression changes; she cries out that Moina is coming and falls unconscious. The girl is cared for by Jardine and Mercy, and when Marston next sees her, she is once more the sweet and gentle Moina. Appalled at the strange phenomenon, he is overcome with emotion. The grandfather explains that Moina is a dual personality, possessed in turn with the soul of Moina and that of Robina, which explains why Marston has never seen the two girls together at the same time, but he knows that Moina and Robina are one and the same. Marston later meets Moina in the garden and tenderly takes her in his arms, telling her of his love. The mystery of "Hidden House" is solved.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ulysses Davis | Director |
| Amelia Rivers | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Patricia Palmer | |
| Gayne Whitman | |
| Karl Formes | |
| Anne Schaefer |
