A Modern Rip Van Winkle (1914)
An old man, serving a life term in a penitentiary, on account of good behavior has his sentence commuted. He is given his freedom, and furnished with a suit of clothes, five dollars in his pocket and a ticket to his native town, is sent back to the scenes of twenty-five years before. The small place where he was brought up has become a thriving city. He sees for the first time an electric car, automobiles and locomotives. All his old friends are gone. Bewildered and helpless, he goes back to the prison and begs to be taken in. A home on a farm is found for him where he ends his days in peace.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Sydney Ayres | Director |
| Washington Irving | Writer |
| M.H. McKinstry | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Harry von Meter | |
| Vivian Rich | |
| Jack Richardson | |
| Billie O'Brien |
