Mrs. Matthews, Dressmaker (1912)
John Matthews is a common laborer, happy to be in possession of a wife and child. He dies in happiness, so to speak, being stricken at work. The wife has been a dressmaker before marriage and, thrown upon her own resources, she resumes her occupation. She works for the wealthy, who do not always pay her promptly. She finishes a dress for a Mrs. Baldwin, the wife of a rich man, and depends on the money to buy the necessaries of life. Her little girl becomes ill and she sees to Mrs. Baldwin, asking for the wage due her. The wealthy woman ignores the request, thinking the woman can wait. The child becomes worse and a physician is called. He prescribes medicine and the widow goes to the pharmacy to obtain the drugs. The prescription is filled, but as she has no money the medicine is withheld. It is in a bottle and the widow is desperate. Watching her opportunity she steals the medicine, thinking her action unobserved. She is apprehended, however, and arrested. The husband of the rich woman intercedes for her, seeing the injustice of the act and his wife, filled with remorse, makes a tardy reparation for her remissness.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Francis J. Grandon | Director |
| Beatrice Morse | Writer |
| Carl Laemmle | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Eddie Lyons | |
| Margarita Fischer | |
| Miss Van Selle | |
| William E. Shay |
