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The Man Who Knew (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Man Who Knew (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

On visiting her sick mother, Gillian Iredell, companion to Mme. Perino, a singer, finds she is badly in need of money for medicine and nourishing food. She determines to sell her only valuable trinket, an antique brooch. At the jeweler's, ...See moreOn visiting her sick mother, Gillian Iredell, companion to Mme. Perino, a singer, finds she is badly in need of money for medicine and nourishing food. She determines to sell her only valuable trinket, an antique brooch. At the jeweler's, she stands near a gentleman who is monopolizing the salesman's attention. The cuff of his fur overcoat accidentally brushes a valuable pendant from the counter and it falls on Gillian's muff. She picks it up, intending to return it. Apparently no one has seen her. The temptation is too great, and at the remembrance of her mother's need, she keeps the jewel. Turning to go, she gazes straight into the accusing eyes of Ralph Lorimer, a wealthy young man, who saw her take the pendant. He says nothing and she returns home trembling with fear. Her remorse is keen and when she meets Lorimer, "the man who knows," at a reception that evening, almost faints. They are introduced but he gives no sign of recognition, and proves to be a most kindly acquaintance. She begins to think he did not see her theft after all. In the morning Lorimer sees her selling something in an antique shop and is greatly relieved to find it was her brooch and not the pendant. He buys the brooch back and later learns that she has returned the pendant to its owner. Shortly thereafter, Lorimer meets Gillian in a heavy storm, accompanies her home in a taxi, and on the way, proposes marriage. She is about to accept, but the memory of her theft prompts her to first confess to Lorimer. He replies, "Dear, I knew it all the time. Let us forget the incident together." She gladly consents. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
William Humphrey Ralph Lorimer Ralph Lorimer See fewer	Atonement (1919)
Leah Baird Gillian Iredell Gillian Iredell See fewer	Don't Doubt Your Wife (1922)
Carolyn Birch Madame Perino Madame Perino See fewer	Babbling Tongues (1917)
Mary Maurice Gillian's Mother Gillian's Mother See fewer	Les miserables (Part II) (1909)
Rose Tapley Actress Actress See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Louise Beaudet Actress Actress See fewer	The Goddess (1915)
Phyllis Grey Actress Actress See fewer	The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray (1914)