All Movies From 1912 to 1915 - Part 1

A young woman's sweetheart fights for the Union, while her brother fights for the Confederates, in the pivotal 1863 battle of the U.S. Civil War.

A young woman's sweetheart fights for the Union, while her brother fights for the Confederates, in the pivotal 1863 battle of the U.S. Civil War.

Jane Pierce, a charming widow, is bequeathed a fortune at the death of her husband. By the terms of the will, this fortune reverts to her cousin, Daniel Sage, unless she marries a man possessing at least $2,000,000. Harry Osborn. In order to obtain the help of the International Sporting Club, agrees to pay it one-half of any inheritance derived from his marriage through its aid. Later Jane leaves for Europe and Sage, resolving to increase his fortune, follows the widow. He meets with Osborn through the Sporting Club and they perpetrate a scheme whereby they both will benefit financially. In Paris. Jane meets an amiable and careless Italian, who losing everything at a wheel of fortune, is induced to buy a couple of lottery tickets. Things begin to look favorable to Sage and Osborn, until Jane meets Petro. She immediately falls in love with him, but her too frequent attentions are responsible for his indifference toward her. All the while she refuses numerous invitations from the schemers. While out riding Petro meets Jane along the roadside and she accuses him of having followed her. Having no visiting cards, he writes his answer on a lottery ticket. Informing her that her mind might be at rest as he leaves for Rome the nest day. Jane has planned to leave for Rome and they incidentally arrive on the same train. Sage and Osborn not to be thwarted, follow them to Rome and procure the assistance of the International Sporting Club there. Osborn seizes an opportunity to steal Jane's purse containing her private letters and Petro, appearing at this time, offers his assistance. A furious automobile race is on. The auto in which Osborn is riding turns turtle and the occupants are severely injured. Petro also sustains a bruised arm. The next day an item in the newspapers tells of the accident, and also on the same page the winner of the grand prize in the lottery is announced. Jane on seeing the winning number curiously inspects Petro's ticket. Sage discouraged, calls on Jane and offers her one-third of the legacy providing she marries the man of her choice. Petro comes in as Jane says to her cousin, "This gentleman is a multi-millionaire, and in marrying him I retain the terms of the will and forfeit nothing."

Jane Pierce, a charming widow, is bequeathed a fortune at the death of her husband. By the terms of the will, this fortune reverts to her cousin, Daniel Sage, unless she marries a man possessing at least $2,000,000. Harry Osborn. In order to obtain the help of the International Sporting Club, agrees to pay it one-half of any inheritance derived from his marriage through its aid. Later Jane leaves for Europe and Sage, resolving to increase his fortune, follows the widow. He meets with Osborn through the Sporting Club and they perpetrate a scheme whereby they both will benefit financially. In Paris. Jane meets an amiable and careless Italian, who losing everything at a wheel of fortune, is induced to buy a couple of lottery tickets. Things begin to look favorable to Sage and Osborn, until Jane meets Petro. She immediately falls in love with him, but her too frequent attentions are responsible for his indifference toward her. All the while she refuses numerous invitations from the schemers. While out riding Petro meets Jane along the roadside and she accuses him of having followed her. Having no visiting cards, he writes his answer on a lottery ticket. Informing her that her mind might be at rest as he leaves for Rome the nest day. Jane has planned to leave for Rome and they incidentally arrive on the same train. Sage and Osborn not to be thwarted, follow them to Rome and procure the assistance of the International Sporting Club there. Osborn seizes an opportunity to steal Jane's purse containing her private letters and Petro, appearing at this time, offers his assistance. A furious automobile race is on. The auto in which Osborn is riding turns turtle and the occupants are severely injured. Petro also sustains a bruised arm. The next day an item in the newspapers tells of the accident, and also on the same page the winner of the grand prize in the lottery is announced. Jane on seeing the winning number curiously inspects Petro's ticket. Sage discouraged, calls on Jane and offers her one-third of the legacy providing she marries the man of her choice. Petro comes in as Jane says to her cousin, "This gentleman is a multi-millionaire, and in marrying him I retain the terms of the will and forfeit nothing."

Lord Herstell is seated in the Café Chantant with his friends watching the famous dancers, when a note is brought to him, saying that Nellie, the daughter of John Channing, a commoner, whom he has abandoned, is dead, and that she had left a child named Fedora. John Channing writes to Lord Herstell that he does not want aid from him, and that he is leaving the city at once, taking little Fedora with him. Lord Herstell overcome with remorse, bids his friends good night, and starts for the house of John Channing, which he finds deserted. Six months later, while coming home from the club, Lord Herstell hears a cry of a child. A baby is discovered with a note pinned to its dress asking whoever finds the child should take care of him, for the sake of his unfortunate mother. Lord Herstell decides to adopt this baby in the place of Fedora. Twenty-five years later, Robert Herstell, grown to manhood, is ignorant of the fact that he is not Lord Herstell's son. Lord Herstell, in financial difficulties, risks the remainder of his banknotes on a horse race, and loses all. He is threatened that unless he agrees to join a band of anarchists, he will be ruined by parties holding his notes for a large sum of money. Lord Herstell consents to join the band. He is taken to the meeting-place of the anarchists. After Lord Herstell has signed and taken the vow of allegiance, the place is attacked by the police, and a terrific battle takes place. A number of anarchists escape, Lord Herstell among them, but as he is running away, he loses his seal. He climbs over a roof and jumps down into a boat in the river, and finally arrives home. The police, in the meantime, have found the seal. Lord Herstell discovering the loss of his seal, writes a note to his adopted eon, telling him of the circumstances, of his adoption, also enclosing the note which was pinned to Robert's dress when he was found. As the detectives arrive to arrest Lord Herstell, he ends his life. Robert changes his name, and becomes a reporter. In the meantime, Fedora, grown up, becomes a famous actress. Robert goes to interview her in the capacity of a reporter, and falls in love with her. He becomes a frequent visitor at her house and theater. A very wealthy man, John Dormer, is also in love with Fedora, and one night John Dormer is refused admission into Fedora's dressing-room, while Robert is admitted. At a meeting of the Rivoli Club. John Dormer denounces Robert and tells the guests that Robert is the son of lord Herstell, who was mixed up in the anarchists' plot, and committed suicide. There is a bitter quarrel between the two rivals, and Robert slaps Dormer. A duel is fought, and Robert is wounded. In the meantime, Fedora, knowing that she is the daughter of Lord Herstell, believes that Robert, the man she loves, is her brother. She hears that he has been wounded, goes to him and tells the doctors that she will nurse him. In his room she finds some papers, and is convinced that Robert is Lord Herstell's son. When Robert is nearly well, she is so much in love with him that she decides to take real poison in the act where she is supposed to take poison, to end her unhappiness. She writes a note before the show starts, telling Robert that she is the daughter of Lord Herstell, and being that a brother and sister cannot marry. She is going to end her life at the show in which she is playing tonight. On the envelope of the letter she puts a memorandum for her servant, telling him not to mail this letter until the next morning. As the servant enters and arranges his desk, he spills ink on the desk, and over the letter, blurring the memorandum and leaving the name and address only. The servant, thinking that the letter has been forgotten, mails it. When Robert receives it and reads its contents, he immediately goes to the theater where Fedora is playing. As she is about to take poison, Robert staggers to the stage and is in the nick of time to prevent her from swallowing the drug. When the excitement is over, Robert tells Fedora that he is only an adopted son of Lord Herstell's. The production closes with Robert and Fedora enjoying their honeymoon in a villa in southern Italy.

Lord Herstell is seated in the Café Chantant with his friends watching the famous dancers, when a note is brought to him, saying that Nellie, the daughter of John Channing, a commoner, whom he has abandoned, is dead, and that she had left a child named Fedora. John Channing writes to Lord Herstell that he does not want aid from him, and that he is leaving the city at once, taking little Fedora with him. Lord Herstell overcome with remorse, bids his friends good night, and starts for the house of John Channing, which he finds deserted. Six months later, while coming home from the club, Lord Herstell hears a cry of a child. A baby is discovered with a note pinned to its dress asking whoever finds the child should take care of him, for the sake of his unfortunate mother. Lord Herstell decides to adopt this baby in the place of Fedora. Twenty-five years later, Robert Herstell, grown to manhood, is ignorant of the fact that he is not Lord Herstell's son. Lord Herstell, in financial difficulties, risks the remainder of his banknotes on a horse race, and loses all. He is threatened that unless he agrees to join a band of anarchists, he will be ruined by parties holding his notes for a large sum of money. Lord Herstell consents to join the band. He is taken to the meeting-place of the anarchists. After Lord Herstell has signed and taken the vow of allegiance, the place is attacked by the police, and a terrific battle takes place. A number of anarchists escape, Lord Herstell among them, but as he is running away, he loses his seal. He climbs over a roof and jumps down into a boat in the river, and finally arrives home. The police, in the meantime, have found the seal. Lord Herstell discovering the loss of his seal, writes a note to his adopted eon, telling him of the circumstances, of his adoption, also enclosing the note which was pinned to Robert's dress when he was found. As the detectives arrive to arrest Lord Herstell, he ends his life. Robert changes his name, and becomes a reporter. In the meantime, Fedora, grown up, becomes a famous actress. Robert goes to interview her in the capacity of a reporter, and falls in love with her. He becomes a frequent visitor at her house and theater. A very wealthy man, John Dormer, is also in love with Fedora, and one night John Dormer is refused admission into Fedora's dressing-room, while Robert is admitted. At a meeting of the Rivoli Club. John Dormer denounces Robert and tells the guests that Robert is the son of lord Herstell, who was mixed up in the anarchists' plot, and committed suicide. There is a bitter quarrel between the two rivals, and Robert slaps Dormer. A duel is fought, and Robert is wounded. In the meantime, Fedora, knowing that she is the daughter of Lord Herstell, believes that Robert, the man she loves, is her brother. She hears that he has been wounded, goes to him and tells the doctors that she will nurse him. In his room she finds some papers, and is convinced that Robert is Lord Herstell's son. When Robert is nearly well, she is so much in love with him that she decides to take real poison in the act where she is supposed to take poison, to end her unhappiness. She writes a note before the show starts, telling Robert that she is the daughter of Lord Herstell, and being that a brother and sister cannot marry. She is going to end her life at the show in which she is playing tonight. On the envelope of the letter she puts a memorandum for her servant, telling him not to mail this letter until the next morning. As the servant enters and arranges his desk, he spills ink on the desk, and over the letter, blurring the memorandum and leaving the name and address only. The servant, thinking that the letter has been forgotten, mails it. When Robert receives it and reads its contents, he immediately goes to the theater where Fedora is playing. As she is about to take poison, Robert staggers to the stage and is in the nick of time to prevent her from swallowing the drug. When the excitement is over, Robert tells Fedora that he is only an adopted son of Lord Herstell's. The production closes with Robert and Fedora enjoying their honeymoon in a villa in southern Italy.