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Belle of Barnegat (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Belle of Barnegat (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

In a calm sea and under a cloudless sky there comes a great catastrophe, in sight of the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Mantaloking. A passenger steamer catches fire from an explosion of her boilers and sinks rapidly as the boats of the Coast...See moreIn a calm sea and under a cloudless sky there comes a great catastrophe, in sight of the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Mantaloking. A passenger steamer catches fire from an explosion of her boilers and sinks rapidly as the boats of the Coast Guard speed toward her. Among the passengers is a young mother, with a little daughter named Belle, who is unable to reach the boats before the sinking of the vessel, and takes to the water with her little one on a piece of wreckage. They are rescued by Tom Dawes, son of the Coast Guard Captain, but the mother dies as soon as the station is reached, and the little one is adopted by the crew at the station. The lapse of years discovers Belle of Barnegat as the prize pupil at the village school, and that she may be properly cared for amid the proper surroundings, Bill Dawes has resigned his captaincy of the Coast Guard Station, and is now conducting a prosperous boats to let and fishing tackle business. The days of the summer vacation arrive, and Belle ably applies her arithmetical knowledge toward keeping of the boat house books. Some of the customers become attracted to the little girl, who as soon as she is old enough becomes known as the Belle of Barnegat, and her lover, Tom Dawes, become greatly grieved thereat. One day when one of the customers at the boathouse tries to kiss her, he is seized and thrown into the bay by Harry Fonda, who had often admired her, but never ventured to tell her of it. Belle becomes interested in her new acquaintance, so vastly more refined than the rough and untutored Tom, and Tom becomes more and more jealous, until one day, while Tom and Belle are out in a boat, he would have shot his rival had not his father interfered. One day Belle receives a letter from Harry Fonda, and Tom demands to see it. Belle refuses to disclose its contents, and when Tom tries to take it from her, she destroys it and is locked in her room. Full of despair, Tom hurries to the boathouse, hoists the sail of his boat, and points her anywhere away from the scenes that have become hateful to him. The boat capsizes, and the ropes and sheets of the rigging become so wrapped about Tom's body that it is impossible for him to extricate himself. This is seen by Bill Dawes from the dock and he, crippled with rheumatism, pleads with Harry Fonda to go to the rescue, but he refuses. At the same time Belle breaks from the barred window of her room, and when her plea also fails to move Harry, she rows out into the storm herself, saves Tom just as the entangling ropes are pulling him under, and in each other's arms the vows are made which are never to be broken. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Dorothy DeWolfe Belle of Barnegat (as Dorothy De Wolff) Belle of Barnegat (as Dorothy De Wolff) See fewer	The Climbers (1915)
Helen Greene Actress Actress See fewer	Bab's Diary (1917)
Frances Sanson Actress Actress See fewer	The Last Rose (1915)
Gilbert Ely Actor Actor See fewer	The White Mask (1915)
Clarence Elmer Actor (as Clarence J. Elmer) Actor (as Clarence J. Elmer) See fewer	The Engineer's Revenge (1914)
Kempton Greene Actor Actor See fewer	A Question of Right (1914)
Earl Western Actor Actor See fewer	His Three Brides (1915)
Nancy Baring Actress (as Nancy Barrington) Actress (as Nancy Barrington) See fewer	The Soul of a Child (1916)
Marie De Wolfe Actress (as Mary De Wolff) Actress (as Mary De Wolff) See fewer	The Kingdom of Youth (1918)