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The Little Organist (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

The Little Organist (1912)

Short | Drama, Short

Mrs. Cleves has been failing for some time so the doctor advises sending her little girl to the country that the mother may be free from care. Little Edna is entrusted to Mrs. Cleves' younger sister Helen, who takes her to a small country ...See moreMrs. Cleves has been failing for some time so the doctor advises sending her little girl to the country that the mother may be free from care. Little Edna is entrusted to Mrs. Cleves' younger sister Helen, who takes her to a small country town. When they are attending church one Sunday, the organist is taken ill and Helen takes his place at the organ. Her playing creates quite a sensation and after service she is surrounded by an admiring group. The men are particularly attentive, and this creates no end of jealousy among the women who see in Helen a formidable rival. One evening, while practicing her music on the church organ for the following Sunday, she is joined by the young minister who has been very much attracted to her. On leaving the church they are espied by Mrs. Glib and Mrs. Sneer, two village gossips. These two take it upon themselves to safeguard the morals of the village and follow them to Helen's house. After the minister has bid her goodnight, they peek through the window and to their great horror, discover Helen romping with a child. The next day at the post office the scandal is repeated with vim. Helen, entering upon this scene, is at once ostracized and flees in tears. The minister questions her, but she rushes by him and when he learns from a native the reason for her tearful flight, he at once follows. He overtakes her just in time to rescue her from the advances of the village bully to whom he is obliged to give a sound thrashing. He escorts Helen home and then and there in spite of the gossip, asks her to marry him. Just as she consents, they are surprised by Mrs. Cleves, who has come to bring her little girl back to town. In the meantime, the minister's conduct has aroused the village and the women demand his resignation. A meeting is called in the little church and here the minister confronts them, but seeing the spite and venom of the women, hands in his resignation. Helen, having been warned of the meeting, hurries to church, followed by Mrs. Cleves and little Edna. When the gossips' tale turns out to be false there is a revival of feeling in favor of the minister, especially when he introduces Helen as his future wife. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Bessie Learn Helen - the Little Organist Helen - the Little Organist See fewer	In the Shadow of Death (1915)
Miriam Nesbitt Mrs. Cleves - Helen's Sister Mrs. Cleves - Helen's Sister See fewer	The Declaration of Independence (I) (1911)
Edna May Weick Edna - Mrs. Cleves' Little Girl Edna - Mrs. Cleves' Little Girl See fewer	A Lady of Quality (1913)
Robert Conness Cyrus Cummins - The Minister Cyrus Cummins - The Minister See fewer	Gladiola (1915)
Marc McDermott The Deacon The Deacon See fewer	He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Mrs. William Bechtel Mrs. Glib - Village Gossip Mrs. Glib - Village Gossip See fewer	The Birth of the Star Spangled Banner (1914)
Clara Smith Mrs. Sneer - Village Gossip (as Clara Reynolds Smith) Mrs. Sneer - Village Gossip (as Clara Reynolds Smith) See fewer	Your Girl and Mine: A Woman Suffrage Play (1914)
Charles M. Seay Village Loafer Village Loafer See fewer	Jan of the Big Snows (1922)