A Soldier of the C.S.A. (1914)
Uncle David Clayton, an old soldier, goes well with his old fiddle, and he makes a precarious living as an itinerant musician. He comes back to his humble abode after a day's wandering penniless and sinks discouraged into a chair. The big, coarse landlady enters and brusquely demands her rent. He protests he has no money, and in lieu of payment she snatches his only means of support, the fiddle. She indicates by threatening gestures that she is going to do more to him if money is not forthcoming at once, and exits growling in a fury. He starts out bewildered and halts wearily in a park at the base of the statue of the revered Southern leader, Robert E. Lee. Presently he resumes his endless walk, and passes down the great boulevard lined with homes of wealth. The scene flashes to a dining-room in a home of wealth, where Captain Billy Henderson, a Confederate, is celebrating his birthday, and is surrounded by several old wartime comrades, all in uniform, the room being draped with the colors of the Confederacy. Uncle David observes the celebration through the window; his heart hungers for companionship, not to emphatically remark, food. The people leave the dining-room and Uncle David observes the viands through an open window. Pangs of hunger overcome those of conscience he enters the room, picks up a loaf of bread, wraps it in a flag, and retreats through the window. The keen-eyed butler comes into the room at this moment, leaps through the window after him, captures the poor, old soldier and calls for the police. The commotion stirred up by this attracts the attention of the guests and they rush to the rescue. When they discover the cause of the trouble. Uncle David immediately becomes the hero of the hour. He is dined and wined, and becomes a member of the company. He details his war experiences that are shown in a series of "dissolves." The piano music apparently palls on the assembled company, and Captain Billy sends for Uncle David's violin, securing the treasure from the irate landlady, cashing his account and settling Uncle David comfortably for the remainder of his declining days.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Marshall Farnum | Director |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| William Walcott | |
| Walter Roberts | |
| Adrienne Kroell | |
| Paul Harlan |
