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  • The New Magdalen (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The New Magdalen (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

Left alone in the world, Mercy Merrick toils for a living. Faint with hunger, she falls one evening at the door of a restaurant and is revived by a glass of wine, given her by one of the diners, who has seen her fall. Her bodily weakness ...See moreLeft alone in the world, Mercy Merrick toils for a living. Faint with hunger, she falls one evening at the door of a restaurant and is revived by a glass of wine, given her by one of the diners, who has seen her fall. Her bodily weakness makes her an easy prey to the man, and she takes the first reluctant step on the downward path. Some time later, again forced by circumstances to earn her living, she is arrested for shoplifting and, although innocent, sentenced to prison. From the prison she is taken to the House of Refuge, and later, with the help of the matron, she obtains a position in the household of a wealthy woman. But her story quickly becomes known to the other servants, and she is forced to leave. Again at the refuge she becomes a nurse, and in the course of time one of the visiting doctors falls in love with her. But she will not marry him until he knows her record, and when he learns the truth he shrinks from her. To the church goes Mercy for consolation, and falls under the spell of the powerful sermons preached by the Rev. Julian Grey. After much suffering, she determines to leave England and goes out as a Red Cross nurse. It is while thus engaged that she yields to temptation and impersonates a woman whom she thinks dead, so that she may have a new chance in life. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Wilkie Collins (novel)
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Updated Nov 10, 1914

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Nov 10, 1914 (United States)

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6 cast members
Name Known for
Louise Vale
Mercy Merrick Mercy Merrick   See fewer
Charles Hill Mailes
The Man (as Charles H. Mailes) The Man (as Charles H. Mailes)   See fewer
Vivian Prescott
Grace Roseberry Grace Roseberry   See fewer
George Morgan
Rev. Julian Grey Rev. Julian Grey   See fewer
Franklin Ritchie
Horace Holmcroft Horace Holmcroft   See fewer
Louise Ducey
Lady Janet Lady Janet   See fewer
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