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The Second Generation (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Second Generation (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Otto Reid as a young man, was told by his physician that he should not marry, owing to a taint of insanity that had been handed down to him by his father and grandfather. Regardless of the warning he has married, and at the time of the ...See moreOtto Reid as a young man, was told by his physician that he should not marry, owing to a taint of insanity that had been handed down to him by his father and grandfather. Regardless of the warning he has married, and at the time of the beginning of the play has a son, Hugo, about thirty years old. Hugo has fallen in love with a beautiful girl and become engaged to her. The family doctor repeats to the son the warning given the father years before, and more mindful of his duty than his father was, he goes to his fiancée and tells her that he has learned that it would not be wise for him to marry. Irene cannot understand and is terribly hurt at the broken engagement. Driven by his loneliness, Hugo goes back to the company of Hazel Hamilton, whose influence upon his life had been the reverse of that of Irene. In her company he strives to forget, but in vain. In the meantime Irene spends her days in longing for her departed lover. One day Irene, while sitting with her embroidery on the bank of a beautiful river, sees drifting down the stream a canoe in which she recognizes Hugo with his head in Hazel's lap. Wounded at the sight, she runs back to the house, but not before she has been recognized by the young man. He pursues her to the house, and urged by his love, attempts to win her back. Coming to himself he tells all to her mother and leaves the house for good. Returning to his home he sees for the first time, the signs of the hereditary taint in his father, and is later himself carried away from the house mentally incurable. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Powell Hugo Reid - the Son Hugo Reid - the Son See fewer	Mrs. Balfame (1917)
George W. Middleton Otto Reid - the Father (as George Middleton) Otto Reid - the Father (as George Middleton) See fewer	The Soul of Broadway (1915)
Pearl Sindelar Hazel Hamilton - the Evil Influence Hazel Hamilton - the Evil Influence See fewer	Cleopatra (1912)
Eleanor Woodruff Irene - Hugo's Sweetheart Irene - Hugo's Sweetheart See fewer	The Perils of Pauline (1914)