Ophelia (1916)
Mary, a girl of eighteen, pleads earnestly with John Carter, of the city, to fulfill his promise of marriage. He leaves without giving a definite answer and Mary, frantic, appeals to her sister, Ophelia, who lives in the city. Ophelia is married to George Hunter, a good husband except that he is suspicious and jealous. Ophelia receives the letter telling that she has come to the city and wants her presence kept secret. Ophelia hears Mary's story, and pledges to do everything in her power to make Carter do the honorable thing. Ophelia leaves the hotel and carries a photo of Carter, because his address is on one side of it. At the club, one of the members, declaring that there is nothing in a name, points out that his friend Hunter's wife is named Ophelia, meaning "serpent." Rather unpleasant for a chap like Hunter to realize that his wife's name stands for serpent, but he would have dismissed the thought except for what happened when he arrived home in the evening. Creeping softly into his wife's room he sees her hurriedly slip a photo under the dresser linen cover. The germ of jealousy prompts him to bring the photo from its place of concealment as soon as Ophelia leaves the room. The name "Carter" on the back of the photo means nothing to him, but his suspicions conquer and he copies the address. Next day a fellow-member points out Carter to Hunter. "Yes, that's John Carter," the club member explains. "I hear he has had an unfortunate affair with a woman." Hunter is startled. He remembers the incident of the hidden photo the night before. For the first time he now really begins to take his own suspicions seriously. He tells Ophelia he will be at the office all day. Instead of going to the office Hunter watches and follows her. He sees her leave her own home and go in a cab to Carter's apartments. Furious, he follows her, knocking down the butler in the attempt to reach the room where she has entered to meet Carter. The door is locked. He breaks it in and stands face to face with Carter. The men struggle for the possession of the revolver. With the butler's aid Hunter is over-powered. As he continues to struggle Ophelia appears from the adjoining room, Mary clinging nervously to her. In his moment of wild rage Hunter accuses her. Ophelia advances angrily upon him, bitterly denouncing him for his suspicions and his actions. She sinks into a chair hysterical and then Carter explains the truth, how he had married Mary that morning, had telephoned Ophelia the news, had asked her to come to his apartments, and to keep their marriage a secret until after their arrival in Europe, and how Ophelia had been the real agency through which happiness had been brought into the lives of Carter and Mary.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Joseph Kaufman | Director |
| Shannon Fife | Writer |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| E.K. Lincoln | |
| Ethel Clayton | |
| Crauford Kent | |
| Helen Weir |
