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The Wager (I) (1913)
Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

The Wager (I) (1913)

Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

To prove his argument that any child reared in the right atmosphere will turn out well, young millionaire John Dean adopts a child from the slums and has her raised with little Edith, the child of his friend Mr. Ellis. The children are the...See moreTo prove his argument that any child reared in the right atmosphere will turn out well, young millionaire John Dean adopts a child from the slums and has her raised with little Edith, the child of his friend Mr. Ellis. The children are the same age and grow up together as sisters. When they are 18, Dean returns from abroad and his pride in his young ward turns to love. They are very happy together. Edith has become infatuated with the good-looking chauffeur and Mary tries in every way to take her thoughts from him. One day she drops a letter from him in the library. Dean and her father find it, and as they are puzzling over it, Mary enters, looking for something, and to save Edith, claims the note as hers. Dean is heartbroken and Mr. Ellis says, '"I told you so." Mrs. Ellis agrees. Edith, impatient at Mary's long absence, rushes down, and seeing Mary's plight, confesses. Mary is about to go away forever when Dean rushes after her and blames himself for doubting her. He offers her his name and his heart. And as she has learned to love him, she accepts both. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Stanley Walpole John Dean John Dean See fewer	The Price of Innocence (1919)
Rosemary Theby Mary as an Adult Mary as an Adult See fewer	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921)
Isabel Lamon Edith as an Adult (as Isabelle Lamon) Edith as an Adult (as Isabelle Lamon) See fewer	Little Women (1918)
Alan Hale Mr. Ellis Mr. Ellis See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Edgena De Lespine Mrs. Ellis Mrs. Ellis See fewer	London Assurance (1913)
Rosanna Logan Little Mary as a Child Little Mary as a Child See fewer	Under the Gaslight (1914)
Runa Hodges Little Edith as a Child Little Edith as a Child See fewer	A Fool There Was (1915)