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Father (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

Father (1912)

Short | Drama, Short

When John Morris loses his entire fortune on the stock exchange, his first thought is of his motherless son, Dick. He decides that the boy must have an education at all events. He gives Dick over to the charge of a lawyer to whom he also ...See moreWhen John Morris loses his entire fortune on the stock exchange, his first thought is of his motherless son, Dick. He decides that the boy must have an education at all events. He gives Dick over to the charge of a lawyer to whom he also entrusts all he was able to save. The lawyer promises that the boy shall receive as good an education as possible. Satisfied that Dick will be cared for, the father disappears. For twenty years he works in a city far away from the town where his boy is at school. Ashamed of his poverty he never intrudes on Dick. A month before graduation day, the lawyer asks John for $100 which he says he must have before Dick graduates. John has not the money and there is no one of whom he may borrow it. Urged on by the fear that his boy will have the coveted diploma snatched away from him, he steals the money from his employers. On graduation day the father sits far back in the audience and watches his boy graduate with honors. Returning to the city, he is arrested. Dick is appointed lawyer for the employer. It is the boy's first case and anxious to win, he makes an eloquent speech against his own father. The judge charges the jury, but before they can announce their decision, the lawyer dashes in and explains the whole case. The employer withdraws his charge. Dick, overcome with remorse greets his father with love and affection. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less