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The Last Sentence (1917)
Drama

The Last Sentence (1917)

Drama

George Crosby, a New York lawyer, with a passion for painting, wearied of his legal duties, sails for Brittany, where he meets Renée Kerouac, a fisher-maiden, and sketches her as a Corregan, a fairy who destroys the men who refuse her love...See moreGeorge Crosby, a New York lawyer, with a passion for painting, wearied of his legal duties, sails for Brittany, where he meets Renée Kerouac, a fisher-maiden, and sketches her as a Corregan, a fairy who destroys the men who refuse her love. Hoel Kalloc, her betrothed, becomes jealous, and George marries her, after saving her from Hoel's brutality. He soon realizes her inferiority and the impossibility of introducing her as his wife; so he sends her to a convent to be educated, promising to send for her as soon as she has acquired the polish necessary in his sphere of life. Returning to America, he keeps his marriage a secret and is struggling to forget, when he receives a note that a girl, who she has named after him, has been born to her. George later meets Cynthia Ford, with whom he falls in love, and on receiving word of the death of Renée and the baby in a fire in the convent, they become betrothed. However, during the following winter, Renée reappears, and when George denies that he knows her, she leaves her baby in the care of her landlady and goes away. The next morning in the snow in front of their house the Crosbys find her body. Clutched in her hand is the crucifix George had given her, on the back of which had been scratched the word "pardon." The landlady identifies her as the mother of the baby who has been left in her care, and George, placing the crucifix around the baby's neck, pays the landlady to take care of her. Four years pass and a daughter, Georgianna is born to Cynthia and George. In the meantime, Georgette wanders away from the landlady's home and is adopted by a barge captain. Raoul Kerouac, now a French naval officer, comes to inquire for his lost sister, Renée. Seeing Cynthia's child, he mistakes her for Georgette. George writes a confession, revealing the truth, but Cynthia destroys the confession without reading it, on account of her faith in George. Sixteen years later, George is now Judge Crosby, while Georgette has secretly married Val, the reprobate son of Mrs. Lewis, in whose home she is employed as a maid. In an effort to cure him of his love for drink, his mother sends Val away, and Georgette is left alone. A girl is brought before Judge Crosby, charged with murdering her baby, and her conviction seems assured. Among the evidence is a crucifix with the word "pardon" scratched on the back. The judge is seized with apoplexy, as realizing the prisoner is his daughter, he sentences her to death. He has pronounced his last sentence. Cynthia's love for George survives all else; she strives to secure Georgette's freedom, and finally gets word to Val in the far north, whose answer states the baby is safe with him. Val returns with the baby, and he and Georgette sail for Brittany on their belated honeymoon. For the first time in years, George's heart is lightened, although his body is distorted with pain. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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46 cast members

Name	Known for
Marc McDermott George Crosby George Crosby See fewer	He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Miriam Nesbitt Cynthia Ford Cynthia Ford See fewer	The Declaration of Independence (I) (1911)
Grace Williams Renée Kerouac Renée Kerouac See fewer	The Truth About Helen (1915)
Herbert Prior Hoel Calloc Hoel Calloc See fewer	Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
Florence Stover Mrs. Crosby Mrs. Crosby See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Gladys Gane Georgiana Georgiana See fewer	Santa Claus vs. Cupid (1915)
Elaine Ivans Georgette Georgette See fewer	John Glayde's Honor (1915)
Raymond McKee Val Lewis Val Lewis See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Margery Bonney Erskine Mrs. Lewis Mrs. Lewis See fewer	A Tudor Princess (1913)
Jessie Stevens Mére Kerouac Mére Kerouac See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
William Wadsworth Pére Kerouac Pére Kerouac See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Fred Jones Raoul Kerouac Raoul Kerouac See fewer	The Law of the North (1917)
Mrs. Stuart Fisher Woman Fisher Woman See fewer	Souls in Bondage (1916)
Janet Dawley Fisher Child Fisher Child See fewer	The Martyrdom of Philip Strong (1916)
Joan Morgan Fisher Child Fisher Child See fewer	Drink (1917)
William Wirth Fisher Child (as Billy Wirth) Fisher Child (as Billy Wirth) See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Mabel Dwight Modiste Modiste See fewer	Builders of Castles (1917)
John Quinn Porter Porter See fewer	The Man Who Disappeared (1914)
Allan Prisee Waiter Waiter See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Harry Linson Musician Musician See fewer	The Gates of Eden (1916)
Morgan Thorpe Musician Musician See fewer	Kathleen Mavourneen (1919)
Robert Brower Mr. Crosby Mr. Crosby See fewer	The Little Minister (1921)
Walter Allan Dick Crosby Dick Crosby See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Miss De Wolf Guest Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Miss M. Pratt Guest Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Cedric Bush Guest Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Robert Kegerreis Ryall, the Butler Ryall, the Butler See fewer	The Law of the North (1917)
Miss O. Wright Skating Party Guest Skating Party Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Kaj Gynt Skating Party Guest Skating Party Guest See fewer	The Eternal Mother (1917)
Edward Coleman Skating Party Guest Skating Party Guest See fewer	The Apple-Tree Girl (1917)
Arne Gynt Skating Party Guest Skating Party Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
George D. Melville Shop Proprietor Shop Proprietor See fewer	The Gates of Eden (1916)
Lena Davril Wedding Guest Wedding Guest See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Miss A. Pratt Wedding Guest Wedding Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Mrs. MacLaren Wedding Guest Wedding Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Elmer Bronti Wedding Guest Wedding Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Mrs. C. Edwards Wedding Guest Wedding Guest See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Emily Barker Renée's Baby at 3 Renée's Baby at 3 See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Loel Stewes Cynthia's Baby at Cynthia's Baby at See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Miss Calhoun Mrs. Barnes, the Landlady Mrs. Barnes, the Landlady See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Nellie Grant Mrs. Dixon Mrs. Dixon See fewer	Builders of Castles (1917)
Rea Tavarotti Georgette's Baby Georgette's Baby See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
William Fables Operator at Northwestern Station Operator at Northwestern Station See fewer	The Barker (1917)
William Slattery Sing-Sing Warden Sing-Sing Warden See fewer	The Last Sentence (1917)
Edward G. Longman Fitzhugh White (as Ed Longman) Fitzhugh White (as Ed Longman) See fewer	Builders of Castles (1917)
Charles Martin Actor Actor See fewer	On Guard (1927)