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  • Tess of the Hills (1915)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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Tess of the Hills (1915)
Short | Short, Drama
Jilted by her lover, she nurses her vengeance until fate gives her an opportunity. Alone on the hillside one day. she sees a man accidentally killed by the discharge of his own rifle. Circumstances connected her former lover with the ...See moreJilted by her lover, she nurses her vengeance until fate gives her an opportunity. Alone on the hillside one day. she sees a man accidentally killed by the discharge of his own rifle. Circumstances connected her former lover with the affair, and he is tried for murder. The dead man's brother swears to wreak vengeance upon the prisoner if the law permits him to escape. Tess, in a conflict of emotions, is drawn to the courthouse. She alone can save the accused man, for she was the sole witness of the tragedy. But she will not speak; indeed, she has had an opportunity to clear him, but at thought of the other woman she has sealed her lips. Now conscience urges her to tell the truth. She learns that the jury has brought in a verdict of "not guilty" and that the prisoner has started for home. Following swiftly, she is in time to intercept the bullet of the avenger. And later she finds happiness in the love of the dead man's brother, whose dramatic entrance into her life came so near to bringing disaster. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Mar 1, 1915
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Mar 1, 1915 (United States)

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