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The Signal of Distress (1912)
Short | Drama, Short, Thriller

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The Signal of Distress (1912)

Short | Drama, Short, Thriller

Dolly Dillard jumps at the conclusion that George Gordon is playing her false, as he affectionately greets his sister at the train when she comes to pay him a visit. Dolly, who is not acquainted with his sister, sends back her engagement ...See moreDolly Dillard jumps at the conclusion that George Gordon is playing her false, as he affectionately greets his sister at the train when she comes to pay him a visit. Dolly, who is not acquainted with his sister, sends back her engagement ring. Sad and disconsolate, she saunters to the cliffs overlooking the seashore, trying to forget her imagined wrong. As she is climbing down the side of the rocky prominence, her foot slips and she falls into a narrow crevice. She finds herself helpless with a sprained ankle. Remembering George's returned match-case, she tears a piece of cloth from her skirt; writes with a burnt match a note, telling of her accident. She ties it around her shoe and throws it over the cliff to her collie dog Jean, who carries the missive to George, who at once, after summoning aid, goes to her rescue, accompanied by his sister. After a dangerous descent by the aid of a rope, he succeeds in bringing her safely out of her peril. It is then he learns that the innocent cause of all her unhappy suspicions is George's sister. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Florence Turner Dolly Dillard Dolly Dillard See fewer	Far from the Madding Crowd (1915)
Tom Powers George Gordon George Gordon See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
Edith Halleran May - George's Sister (as Edith Halleren) May - George's Sister (as Edith Halleren) See fewer	The Tiger Lily (1913)
James Morrison The Stranger The Stranger See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
Jean Jean, a Dog Jean, a Dog See fewer	Jean and the Calico Doll (1910)