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The Priest and the Man (1913)
Short | Drama, Short

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The Priest and the Man (1913)

Short | Drama, Short

Sir Gilbert Parker touches the great woods of Canada with his magic wand and fairly peoples them with strong, virile men and women. This story tells the life of a strong, hardy trapper who has wooed and won a French Canadian girl, a ...See moreSir Gilbert Parker touches the great woods of Canada with his magic wand and fairly peoples them with strong, virile men and women. This story tells the life of a strong, hardy trapper who has wooed and won a French Canadian girl, a devoted daughter of her faith who holds everything sacred that pertains in any way to the symbols of her church. Years pass by and a child is granted them, a boy who has reached the age of eight, a strong manly little fellow. But one night the trapper comes home from a nerve-racking day in the woods and discovers his wife and little boy at prayer before a little altar that is built into the walls of the log cabin. As a cause for their devotion he discovers that the mother has been frightened by the sight of an Indian chief who has been following her through the woods. This arouses the father's anger as he has more faith in the virtue of a gun than in prayer, and he makes fun of her devotion and faith. Hot words are spoken, a quarrel ensues and the mother leaves the house. Night comes and she does not return. Then a new awe creeps into the soul of the man and he goes out to find her, stumbling along in his frightened anxiety. The boy returns from the search wounded by a wild animal and when the man finds his son torn and bleeding he realizes the great need of a woman's hand. In the meanwhile we are shown how the wife has been captured by savages and is on her way to the Indian village. It is here her friend, the priest, finds her and tries to buy her back from them. But food, blankets, powder and guns are of no avail, five kegs of rum is the price that must be paid. The priest knows it is against the laws of his church and of the land to sell rum to the Indians. But the life of a woman is at stake; he agrees to the bargain and brings her home. The wounded boy is near death's door and the father realizes for the first lime the strength of the solace that comes from above; and when the priest enters the cabin, he finds the mocker and scoffer on his knees before the little altar. After the reunion of man and wife, the tender care of the woman for the boy causes the "going of the White Swan," a phrase used in the Canadian woods to indicate the departure of death from a door, and a strong man of the north woods has been brought to the feet of his Maker by the hands of fate. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
James Gordon The Trapper The Trapper See fewer	The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
Laura Sawyer The Trapper's Wife The Trapper's Wife See fewer	The Valentine Girl (1917)
Charles Sutton The Priest The Priest See fewer	The Cub Reporter (1912)
Ben F. Wilson The Indian (as Benjamin Wilson) The Indian (as Benjamin Wilson) See fewer	The Power God (1925)