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Martin Eden (1914)
50 min | Drama

Martin Eden (1914)

50 min | Drama

From a hard-won leadership of a hoodlum gang in Oakland, Cal., from a beach-comber's life in the South Seas, and from the inferno of the stokehole, Martin Eden, an unlearned sailor, wins his way to fame and fortune. But it is not until ...See moreFrom a hard-won leadership of a hoodlum gang in Oakland, Cal., from a beach-comber's life in the South Seas, and from the inferno of the stokehole, Martin Eden, an unlearned sailor, wins his way to fame and fortune. But it is not until great odds have been conquered and much has been sacrificed that the goal is reached. And then it is too late. The odds are ridicule, poverty and lack of education. The great sacrifice, love. A chance meeting, in his hoodlum days, with Arthur Morse, a college man, proves the turning point of his life, for through him he meets Arthur's sister Ruth. This means the opening of a new world, and in the remaining reels of the play we see Martin's indomitable spirit and the development of his career. He makes two picturesque friends. One is Russ Brissenden, a poet, who encourages Martin when he sorely needs it, though his taking the latter to the Socialists' meeting had unfortunate results for the cub reporter as well as for Martin. The other is Maria, his warm-hearted Portuguese landlady, whose wildest flight of imagination, ""hoe all da roun' for da kids," Martin later is happily able to gratify. A third figure comes now and then into Martin's life: beautiful, wistful Lizzie Connelly, who loves him and whom he pities but cannot love. As in so many lives, matters are at their lowest ebb before the tide turns. Martin is penniless and without food or warmth. He has had only one sale of a manuscript in the many months of unceasing endeavor. Brissenden is dead. Ruth, losing her faith, has broken their engagement and refuses to see him. Then comes the sudden sweep of success, with publishers clamoring for his work and fame and wealth in his hand. But the tension that sustained him during his days of poverty and struggle breaks. Even Love, in the person of the repentant Ruth, knocks at his door in vain, and he sails for the South Seas, to find again, if he may, his old-time zest for life. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Lawrence Peyton Martin Eden Martin Eden See fewer	Trapped (1914)
Viola Barry Ruth Morse Ruth Morse See fewer	Evangeline (1911)
Herbert Rawlinson Arthur Morse Arthur Morse See fewer	The Flame Fighter (1925)
Rhea Haines Lizzie Connolly Lizzie Connolly See fewer	The Man from Painted Post (1917)
Ann Ivers Maria Silva Maria Silva See fewer	The Film Spoilers (1917)
Ray Myers Russ Brissenden Russ Brissenden See fewer	The Light in the Window (1910)
Elmer Clifton Cub reporter Cub reporter See fewer	The Secret of Treasure Island (1938)
Hobart Bosworth Actor Actor See fewer	The Big Parade (1925)
Myrtle Stedman Actress Actress See fewer	The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923)
Joe Ray Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Chechako (1914)