The Saving Presence
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Anita Loos, from a short story by O. Henry. Released 4 May 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? While the mill owner was entertaining guests at his home outside the town, the hands from the mill he had closed were moving on to the next district. The mill owner was called away. Incensed by the contrast of their own lives, the men made an example of the idle women left behind, until Sarah, a mill hand, a woman who suffered as they, awakened their manhood.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 10 October 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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