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The String of Beads
Also known as {A String of Beads}
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] Gaston Méliès and/or Robert Goodman?
Cast: [?] Francis Ford?
G. Méliès production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Gaston Méliès. / Released 25 July 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [From Méliès promotional materials] Carl invites a stranger named Tom to play cards, who after losing, stakes a valuable string of beads. Carl recognizes them as a present he had made twenty years before to an old sweetheart and thus learns that Tom is her son and has stolen the family cash box. Carl hearing the pursuers on the trail of the thief hides Tom, and Mary entering, sees the beads. To save her son, Carl pleads guilty, but Tom, hearing his mother’s voice, rushes out and confesses, just in time to save Carl from being lynched. // [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Carl, desirous of showing his love to Mary, presents her with a beautiful string of beads. John, also in love with her, plays Carl a game of cards with the understanding that the winner shall marry Mary. Carl, having lost, leaves the country, but after twenty years returns to his old home. Mary’s wayward son, Tom, demands money from his father. Being refused, he enters his father’s home at night and steals the cash box, which contains the precious string of beads. Making his escape he passes the house of Carl, who invites him in to play a game of cards. Tom, losing all, pulls out the string of beads as a last resource. Carl, recognizing the beads, questions him, and thus learns that he is the son of his old sweetheart. Tom’s father, searching for the thief, tracks him to Carl’s house. Carl, hearing their approach, hides Tom in the cupboard. Mary fearing that Tom was the culprit, has followed, and upon entering the cabin, sees Carl with the string of beads. To save Tom, Carl confesses that he stole the beads, but Tom, hearing his mother’s voice, comes out of his hiding place and confesses the robbery just in time to save Carl from summary punishment.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 23 May 2024.
References: Thompson-Star p. 232 : ClasIm-226 p. 55 : Website-IMDb.
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