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The Triumph of Truth
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Cleo Madison
Cast: Cleo Madison [Clara Bordin], Tom Chatterton [Albert Conglin], Seymour Zeliff [Gene Vasure], J.F. Abbott (Jack Abbott) [Old Pete]
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Big U]. / Scenario by Harvey Gates, from a screen story by J.F. Abbott (Jack Abbott). / Released 7 September 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Clara Bordin, a fisher girl, makes her home with Old Pete, her uncle, a rough and uncouth fisherman. They live in a small fishing village on the coast. Gene Vasure, one of the fishermen, has long desired Clara for his own. The girl, not liking his uncouth ways, puts him off from time to time. Albert Conglin is looking about for a prospective site suitable to the location of a coaling station. In surveying near Clara’s home he sees the girl and is struck by her innocence and beauty. Old Pete, one day, attempts to strike her, but she takes refuge in flight. The old man pursues, but she grabs Gene’s boat and hurriedly rows out into the bay. In her excitement she breaks an oar and the boat is driven upon the rocks. Albert sees her peril and rescues her from drowning. Gene, in order to win favor with the girl, returns to the house after jumping into the bay, and pretends that he rescued her from drowning; she believes him and is very grateful. A year passes; Albert again comes to the seashore. Old Pete is still very cruel to the girl and after another particularly fierce outburst she again takes refuge in flight. Albert again meets her and their acquaintance is renewed. Gene sees his chances are “getting slim” and determines to get the stranger out of the way. That evening Gene and some of his companions tie Albert up and set him adrift in a boat. But Clara sees the boat adrift and goes to his rescue. Do they marry and live happily ever afterward? The answer is that this is a moving picture.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 7 September 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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