Romance of a Snake Charmer (1910)
A pretty romance between an honest farm hand and the daughter of a snake hunter is disturbed by the arrival of some city folks. Gertrude shows her wonderful art of snake charming, and when her sweetheart offers to get a drink for one of the visitors, Jerome takes advantage of their solitude to flatter and make love to Gertrude. John sees this, but says nothing until the strangers depart, when he cautious the young girl against the wiles of the city man. A day or so later she receives a note from Jerome, promising marriage if she comes to him. John comes to visit her, and seeing the note, reads it; he tells her again of his great love and not to listen to the message in the note. Gertrude's father learns of the infatuation of the stranger and bids his daughter marry John, to which arrangement she is perfectly agreeable. One day, however, when Gertrude is some distance from home, she meets Jerome. He persuades her to go with him and she cannot resist the temptation. John and her father are greatly grieved over her weakness, and the latter says he will never forgive her. There is never any happiness for a country girl tempted from her home by an unscrupulous man, and so Gertrude learns. She is left alone and obliged to care for herself by turning to her snake charming. At one performance John is a spectator, and when he sees that a snake which has so tightly encircled her throat is crushing her, he dashes to her rescue, while the audience turns away in terror. When she revives John forgives her and takes her home. The father will not relent until a wee child is brought to him, and then there is a general happy reunion.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Fred J. Balshofer | Director |
| Fred J. Balshofer | Cinematographer |
