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The Torrent of Vengeance (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Torrent of Vengeance (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Judson Bigelow is the venerable founder and builder of Bigelow City, which lies in a valley at the foot of the mountains. Bigelow presides at the municipal dedication ceremonies and makes a speech of thanks, after which his son, David, ...See moreJudson Bigelow is the venerable founder and builder of Bigelow City, which lies in a valley at the foot of the mountains. Bigelow presides at the municipal dedication ceremonies and makes a speech of thanks, after which his son, David, addresses the celebrators. Several citizens of Dunsmore, the rival town, witness the merrymaking and return to Dunsmore and consult with Jacob Dunsmore, the wealthy owner of nearly all the land in that town. They tell Dunsmore that something must be done to head off the fast-growing population of Bigelow City, or its success will cause many of the Dunsmore people to move to Bigelow City and thus depreciate Dunsmore land values. Dunsmore bestows gifts on his only child, Mary, a beautiful maiden, and she curbs his bitter words against his enemy, John Bigelow. Mary is secretly in love with David Bigelow. They meet clandestinely. Judson visits his municipal water dam, surprises the constructing engineer, Sam Sargent, and finding him drinking whiskey, dismisses him. The latter departs threatening "to get even." Sargent goes to Dunsmore, unfolds a plot to dynamite the water dam when the winter rain sets in, and thus cause a flood that would ruin Bigelow City. Dunsmore agrees to the scheme and pays him for his nefarious work. When winter sets in, Sargent goes to the water dam and blows it up with dynamite, thus releasing a lake of water made by the heavy rains. A passerby, a man on horseback, sees the dam in ruins and hurries to warn the people of Bigelow City. His horse falls, and he meets David and Mary in an auto, who take him to Bigelow. The flood outraces them, and when they arrive they find the people in water waist deep, placing bags of earth to divert the stream from the town, and the channel runs to Dunsmore, whereupon the Dunsmore people protest and a free fight results between the rival townsmen. Sargent and his evil friend, Charley Stoneman, lead the Dunsmore citizens in their fight against the diversion of the flood waters. Then Sargent rushes to Dunsmore and tells him that the Bigelow people are bent on destroying the town of Dunsmore. Mary and her father are caught in the flood but manage to clamber onto a floating house. Sargent and Charley, on horses, try to make the steeds carry them across the river, but the horses founder and throw the two men off, and they float down the rushing waters. David saves his father from drowning and then hastens in search of Mary, having sighted her and her father on the house floating. After thrilling attempts to rescue, David succeeds in rescuing Mary, but her father is carried away. They go in search of him and find him lodged against some debris, in a dying condition. Mary asks her father to bless her and David, which he does, exhorting them to lead righteous lives. Dunsmore dies. David and Mary also find the bodies of Charley and Sargent. On their way back to Bigelow City they meet a party of men, led by Bigelow, out searching for David and Mary. They inform the young hero and his sweetheart that Bigelow City is safe, while the town of Dunsmore has been entirely destroyed. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Edwin Wallock Judson Bigelow (as Edwin N. Wallock) Judson Bigelow (as Edwin N. Wallock) See fewer	Tammany's Tiger (1916)
Lee Hill David Bigelow David Bigelow See fewer	The Hawk and the Hermit (1915)
Jack Curtis Jacob Dunsmore Jacob Dunsmore See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
Ora Carew Mary Dunsmore Mary Dunsmore See fewer	Martyrs of the Alamo (1915)
Herbert Barrington Sam Sargent Sam Sargent See fewer	T'Other Dear Charmer (1918)
Lee Shumway Actor (unconfirmed) (as Leon C. Shumway) Actor (unconfirmed) (as Leon C. Shumway) See fewer	Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)