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The Man He Used to Be (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

The Man He Used to Be (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Robert Landy, a gentleman of refinement, meets Laura Bicknell, a highly sensitive girl, and they are attracted to each other. Two months later, Laura and her parents are touring in Virginia, when they are caught in a violent thunderstorm ...See moreRobert Landy, a gentleman of refinement, meets Laura Bicknell, a highly sensitive girl, and they are attracted to each other. Two months later, Laura and her parents are touring in Virginia, when they are caught in a violent thunderstorm and take shelter in an old mansion, of which the housekeeper and old negro servant are the only occupants. Laura become nervous at the situation and between the terrific storm outside and the eerie surroundings, she becomes hysterical with fear. During the night she wander out of her room and stumbles into another, where, by the light of a single candle, she sees a man kneeling by the bed in prayer. It is Landy. She is greatly shocked and terrified, but he reassures her and asks her consent to tell the story of his being there. She trusts him and he tells her how, years before, he had met and married Virginia Merrill, allowed drink to get the better of him, and went rapidly down the ladder until she had finally died of a broken heart, leaving him broken in mind and spirit. After a long, hard fight against the liquor habit, he finally conquers it entirely, after which his father forgives him and takes him into business with him. He becomes owner of the old mansion where his wife had died, and every year he had come there to keep his lonely vigil of sorrow and repentance. Laura returns to her room greatly affected by his story and when later they meet again at her home, he asks her if, knowing the man he used to be, she will be his wife, and she says "yes." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
William R. Dunn Robert Landy Robert Landy See fewer	Beyond the Law (1918)
Belle Bruce Laura Bicknell Laura Bicknell See fewer	The Great Secret (1917)
Logan Paul Mr. Bicknell - Laura's Father Mr. Bicknell - Laura's Father See fewer	The Money Mill (1917)
Edwina Robbins Mrs. Bicknell - Laura's Mother Mrs. Bicknell - Laura's Mother See fewer	The Man Who Couldn't Beat God (1915)
Naomi Childers Virginia Merrill Virginia Merrill See fewer	The Gay Lord Quex (1919)
Mary Maurice Virginia's Mother Virginia's Mother See fewer	Les miserables (Part II) (1909)
Charles Kent Virginia's Father Virginia's Father See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Kate Price Mrs. Watson Mrs. Watson See fewer	Quality Street (1927)
Arthur Robinson Phil Marquardt Phil Marquardt See fewer	The Scarlet Runner (1916)