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The Beloved Liar (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

The Beloved Liar (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Carl Varden, first violinist of the National Opera Company, has for years lodged with Mrs. Quinby, occupying her attic. Her little daughter Mary, is favored by the old musician and endeavors to become a singer. Old Carl adopts a little ...See moreCarl Varden, first violinist of the National Opera Company, has for years lodged with Mrs. Quinby, occupying her attic. Her little daughter Mary, is favored by the old musician and endeavors to become a singer. Old Carl adopts a little newsboy, and the little boy and girl become close friends. Carl loses his position and is in hard straits. Unable to secure another position, he resorts to street playing, deceiving his friends in the belief that he is working elsewhere. Then follows the illness of Mrs. Quinby, ending in her death. The old violinist tries to care for both children, but the case is reported to a nearby clergyman, and the children end up adopted by a wealthy married couple. For many years Carl has been working on an opera, but he is unsuccessful at selling it. Some time after the children are taken from him he is forced to leave his old home. He refuses assistance from the Milbanks, and leaves the opera in his old trunk, together with a few toys of the children. Some years elapse. The new landlord opens the old trunk, finds the opera and sells it for a small sum. Meanwhile, the Milbanks have taken Jack and Mary abroad, and the girl follows her desire and in time becomes a professional singer. After attaining their majority they return to America, where Mary is to make her debut as prima donna, the Milbank fortune paving the way to her success. On their arrival they make an unsuccessful search for Carl. Jack acts as Mary's manager and handles her publicity. The music dealer learns of her anxiety to secure a suitable vehicle in which to make her debut, and takes the old opera to her and sells it at a good profit. Mary recognizes portions of it and is convinced that it is Carl's work. The violinist returns to the city and visits his old home. He is permitted to open the old trunk, but on finding the opera gone, believes he has been defrauded. He falls back in a faint. On his person is found a business card of Mr. Milbank, with a request that he be notified in case of accident. Thus are Mary and Jack reunited with their old friend. Carl, in his delirium, does not recognize them, but Mary, on seeing her old harmonica and Jack's toy drum, plays a trick on Carl. They go into the outer hall and return, each playing on the instruments as they used to. Memories return to the violinist and in the place of the grownup man and woman he sees again the little boy and girl and folds them to him. Later he recovers and receives a substantial sum of money for his opera, in which Mary makes a big "hit." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Thomas Jefferson Carl Varden Carl Varden See fewer	Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Zoe Rae Mary Quinby (as Zoe Bech) Mary Quinby (as Zoe Bech) See fewer	Danger Within (1918)
Nanine Wright Mrs. Quinby Mrs. Quinby See fewer	The Flirt (I) (1916)
Buddy McQuoid Jackie the Newsboy (as Buddy McQuale) Jackie the Newsboy (as Buddy McQuale) See fewer	A Double-Dyed Deceiver (1920)
Marjorie Blynn Mary Milbank (as Marjorie Blinn) Mary Milbank (as Marjorie Blinn) See fewer	The Whirlpool of Destiny (1916)
Frank Newburg Jack Milbank Jack Milbank See fewer	The Story of Cupid (1914)