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The Crusader (II) (1911)
Short | Drama, Short

The Crusader (II) (1911)

Short | Drama, Short

So Roderick rode away from England with the image of Eleanor deep within his heart and wore her colors upon his breast. Her little handkerchief was the last to wave him God speed then and God bring thee back. Beside him rode one, Norman ...See moreSo Roderick rode away from England with the image of Eleanor deep within his heart and wore her colors upon his breast. Her little handkerchief was the last to wave him God speed then and God bring thee back. Beside him rode one, Norman the Strong, who never looked back at man or maid as they rode away, but in his hearts a dark spot had brooded ill for Sir Roderick, for her too, is sorely smitten by the grace and beauty of Eleanor. Time passed, and one day Sir Roderick saved the life of a Turkish boy from the hands of Norman the Strong, and the boy became his slave. When in battle array a few weeks hence. Amidst the onslaught of the Turks and the Christians, in a rocky defile in the mountains, Sir Roderick is wounded and his faithful slave carries him to his tent. Roderick realizes that his will delay his return home, and knowing how two fond eyes are watching and waiting each hour of the day for a sight of him, he sends her an epistle of love and the knot of ribbon that she gave him, by his slave as a token of his love for her. Norman the Strong overhears Roderick's message and intercepts the slave, destroys the love message and, believing that he has killed its carrier, mounts his horse and rides away toward England's shore and Eleanor. Her eyes are the first to see his steed winding its way along the dusty road. "News from the Holy Land," are the words that ring through the castle. Soon Norman the Strong is kneeling at her feet, but at his words the smile dies from her lips and when he speaks the lie that Sir Roderick is dead, hope dies in her eyes and the world has no joy for her now. Norman still plies his suit and her father urgently favors the match, and it is thus that Eleanor consents to be his bride. But on the day of the wedding, Sir Roderick's slave arrives and confronts Norman the Strong with the knot of blue and white ribbon and tells the truth, bringing back joy into Eleanor's life and Sir Norman never again entered the halls of the castle. At the close of the picture we find the two lovers united in their love and faith. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Herbert Prior Sir Roderick Sir Roderick See fewer	Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
Richard Neill Norman the Strong Norman the Strong See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
Laura Sawyer Eleanor Eleanor See fewer	The Valentine Girl (1917)
Charles Sutton Actor Actor See fewer	The Cub Reporter (1912)
James Gordon Actor Actor See fewer	The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
Richard Ridgely Actor Actor See fewer	Eugene Aram (1915)