(The Old Silver Watch)

Content: Mary Collins dies leaving two children; Mildred ('Lucie') and Frank. On her deathbed, she gives Frank a silver watch that belonged to his father. The children are separated from each other and grow up with foster parents. Lucie and Frank meet again when he rescues her from a thief. They fall in love, unaware they are brother and sister. On their wedding day Frank is shot by the vengeful thief. The bullet however is stopped by the silver watch. On seeing the watch, Lucie realizes that they are brother and sister; the marriage is cancelled.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

13 minutes

Year:

1912

Directors:

Van Dyke Brooke

Production companies:

Vitagraph Company of America

Actors:

Frank as an Adult

Mildred as an Adult

Frank - the Little Boy Who Ran Away from Home

Mildred - the Little Boy's Sister

The Children's Distraught Mother

Crews:

Director