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  • The Worth of a Life (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
The Worth of a Life (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
John Emerson, a clean-cut, wholesome young man, graduates from medical college and establishes his office in Meadowville, the village of his birth. Ruby Baker, the village belle becomes Dr. Brown's fiancée. Randolph Stone heading the ...See moreJohn Emerson, a clean-cut, wholesome young man, graduates from medical college and establishes his office in Meadowville, the village of his birth. Ruby Baker, the village belle becomes Dr. Brown's fiancée. Randolph Stone heading the younger "bear" element in New York goes to Meadowville for a rest. He meets and falls in love with Ruby; he persuades her that she would not be content to settle down with a country doctor, when he could offer her a place in the world of real men and women. Ruby imagines herself in love with Stone and asks John Emerson to release her. She tells him she feels she should be the mate of a man of high ambition. John is badly broken up over the loss of Ruby. He devotes himself to his work and becomes very successful. He is offered a position as head surgeon in a large New York hospital, which position he accepts. John and Ruby meet accidentally in an art gallery. Ruby is very unhappy, her marriage not being all she expected. Her husband spends his evenings at cafés, telling Ruby he is too big a man to waste them with her. Stone, whose raids on the market have caused much unfavorable comment, is shot. He is rushed to the St. Gregory Hospital, where Dr. Emerson is surgeon. John operates on him. Ruby comes to the hospital; she is over-wrought. She tells John she doesn't want her husband to live, but after a battle with death, Stone is won back to life, through John's efforts. After some weeks Stone is ready to resume his place in the Street. Ruby tells him that he owes his life to John Emerson. Stone offers Ruby a check for $100 for John. Ruby indignantly tears the check into pieces. Stone accuses her of being in love with John. Ruby leaves Stone, secures a divorce, and after a year has elapsed Stone sees the announcement of her marriage to John in the papers. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Scott Sidney
Writers
Thomas H. Ince (story) | C. Gardner Sullivan (story)
Producer
Thomas H. Ince
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Updated Oct 30, 1914
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Oct 30, 1914 (United States)

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Tom Chatterton
Dr. John Emerson (as Thomas Chatterton) Dr. John Emerson (as Thomas Chatterton)   See fewer
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Gladys Brockwell
Ruby Baker Ruby Baker   See fewer
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Arthur L. Jarrett
Randolph Stone Randolph Stone   See fewer
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