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  • The Broken Cross (1916)
  • Short | Romance, Short
The Broken Cross (1916)
Short | Romance, Short
Helen Brandon and her sister Dora are orphans in moderate circumstances. Dora is ordered to the seashore for a change of air, and while there is saved from drowning by David Keightly, whose father has disinherited him. David, after the ...See moreHelen Brandon and her sister Dora are orphans in moderate circumstances. Dora is ordered to the seashore for a change of air, and while there is saved from drowning by David Keightly, whose father has disinherited him. David, after the rescue of Dora, becomes a member of the fishing fleet, and while in that capacity woos and wins Dora. He is summoned to the deathbed of his father. He inherits the old man's money, and returns to the seaside village. There he meets one Joe Badger, who, for interested motives, tells him that Dora has died and that the folks with whom she had been staying had gone abroad. David returns to the city, and in rescuing Helen, a Red Cross nurse, from the fury of a gang of ruffians is wounded and taken to the hospital. He is nursed back to health by Helen, and subsequently becomes engaged to marry her. Dora, who has unavailingly sought tidings of David, busies herself in the preparations for her sister's wedding. During all this time she and David, by a singular chain of incidents, have not met. On the eve of the marriage David discovers a broken cross which had been given him by Dora as a love pledge, and he determines to tell Helen of his courtship of the girl whom he believes to be dead. The story ended, Helen recognizes it as that of her own sister. Realizing that she holds the happiness of her sister and David in her hand, she decides to insure that happiness and accepts service with the Red Cross section which is under orders to start for the seat of war. David and Dora are brought together, the strange mistake of the past is explained and the noble sacrifice of sister Helen is understood and appreciated. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Tom Ricketts (as Thomas Ricketts)
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Tom Ricketts (as Thomas Ricketts)
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Updated Feb 1, 1916
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Feb 1, 1916 (United States)

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