An Innocent Sinner (1915)
Dr. Jacobs, an eccentric English physician, falls in love with Hinda, an orphan, and employs her. Tom Bridges also falls in love with the girl. Hinda, however, is attracted by Tom's younger brother, John. She is unaware of the fact that John is engaged to marry Peggy. Tom, learning that his brother is trifling with Hinda's affections, compels the boy to promise to marry her. Dr. Jacobs overhears all that passes between the two and is filled with jealous rage. The physician possesses an hypnotic influence over Hinda. While Tom and John go for the marriage license, Dr. Jacobs and Hinda visit Mrs. Bridges, the boys' aunt. Later, while the doctor and the orphan are on their way home, a thunderstorm arises. The two take refuge in the woods. Tom and John, on their way home from the town hall, are also caught in the rain. The elder brother dashes for a nearby farm house, while his brother elects to take refuge in the forest. A flash of lightning reveals John to Dr. Jacobs. Insane with hate, the doctor hypnotizes Hinda and has her slay the man who had blasted her life. Laughing Ann, the village disgrace, witnesses the crime. The murder is discovered the following morning. Laughing Ann's story brings about Hinda's arrest and trial. Placed upon the stand, Hinda convinces the jurors of her innocence and is acquitted. Jacobs asks the girl to be his wife, but, convinced that he is in some way to blame for the dreadful experience she has undergone, Hinda spurns him. Tom presses his suit and eventually makes her his wife. Overcome by a desire for revenge, Dr. Jacobs informs Tom that Hinda was guilty of John's death. The scoundrel hypnotizes the girl and while under this influence, Hinda goes over the details of the crime. Horrified, Tom attacks Jacobs and administers so severe a beating, that the physician becomes paralyzed. Convinced that Hinda had murdered John, Tom determines to divorce her. His wife is ignorant of the confessions she has made while under Jacobs' influence. Bewildered by Tom's behavior, she begs him to reconsider his decision. In the meantime, Dr. Jacobs, now a hopeless cripple, finds that death is near. The man is brought to the realization of the misery he has caused. Filled with remorse, he determines to clear Hinda and take the blame upon himself. The doctor is carried to the Bridges' home where Tom and Hinda are just about to sign the separation papers. Then comes the confession which reconciles the couple. A moment later, Jacobs dies.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Kenean Buel | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Katherine La Salle | |
| Guy Coombs | |
| Robert Walker | |
| Mary Kennedy |
