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Smouldering Fires (1915)
Short | 20 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Smouldering Fires (1915)

Short | 20 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Nameless and homeless and just a bit of human driftwood, the boy comes to a western town. He meets with curses and rebuffs when he attempts to get work, but is finally engaged as porter at the principal saloon in town. The brute and a few ...See moreNameless and homeless and just a bit of human driftwood, the boy comes to a western town. He meets with curses and rebuffs when he attempts to get work, but is finally engaged as porter at the principal saloon in town. The brute and a few choice companions are the bullies of the section. They have the general populace cowed, as well as the sheriff, and ever engage in daring bits of outlawry, without fear of capture. One day they are in the saloon where the boy is acting as porter and the brute, who is an expert gunman, exhibits his prowess to the men assembled. He gruffly orders the boy to hold a card while he shoots at it. The boy is afraid and runs away. He seeks refuge with an old lady, the mother of a girl who sings at the saloon dance hall. She protects him from the men who are pursuing him and makes him comfortable. It is through her that he has the first taste of what he has never known, mother love. Later the brute attacks the old lady's daughter and forces his unwilling attentions upon her. Arriving home, exhausted, the girl tells her story. A great change comes over the boy and the smouldering fires of manhood are fanned into flame. A new courage possesses him and, going to the saloon he tackles the bully bare-handed and by sheer grit is soon choking the life out of the brute, who at heart is a coward. The sheriff and others attempt to make him release the brute and the brute's men come to his assistance. The boy grabs his gun, however, and cleans the place. The men recognize the courage they themselves have lacked. They congratulate the boy and the sheriff, feeling himself unequal to this newcomer, unfastens his star and pins it upon the boy's breast. The boy has been born again, according to the principle that a man may always be what he might have been. For the nameless lad the old life is past and a new future opens. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

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J. Warren Kerrigan Actor Actor See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
G. Raymond Nye Actor Actor See fewer	Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds (1925)
Carmen Phillips Actress Actress See fewer	The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921)
Wilfred Lucas Actor Actor See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
George Periolat Actor Actor See fewer	The Red Lily (1924)
Elsie Cort Inez Inez See fewer	The Gentleman from Indiana (1915)