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The Tangle (I) (1914)
Drama, War

The Tangle (I) (1914)

Drama, War

Lieut. Jack Bradley, 16th U.S. Cavalry, on furlough, a guest at Esplanade Hotel, Fortress Monroe, becomes engaged to Margaret Lane, a New York society girl, who requests him to keep their engagement a secret. One day, while playing tennis,...See moreLieut. Jack Bradley, 16th U.S. Cavalry, on furlough, a guest at Esplanade Hotel, Fortress Monroe, becomes engaged to Margaret Lane, a New York society girl, who requests him to keep their engagement a secret. One day, while playing tennis, Jack throws his coat on a bench on which Margaret is sitting, and in picking it up she finds a photograph of a beautiful girl which had fallen from one of the pockets. Margaret, who is of a jealous disposition, becomes enraged and making a package of the photo and her engagement ring, sends them to Jack without an explanation. Jack, mystified, tries to see Margaret, but she snubs him at his every approach. Receiving orders to rejoin his regiment, he is forced to leave without learning the cause of his dismissal. Margaret returns home and receives the attentions of Col. Richard Everett, who is so persistent in his love-making he induces her to become his bride, although Margaret has no love for her soldier husband. Some two years later Jack's regiment is ordered to Fort Bunker, Texas, where Col. Everett is in command. Jack's sister, Emily, is visiting at the Fort with Captain and Mrs. Benham. Margaret, who has met her and recognized her as the original of the picture, realizes how foolish she was in dismissing the man she really loved. She seeks to meet Jack, but he, not daring to trust himself in her presence, refuses to see her. War is declared, and Margaret, piqued at Jack's seeming indifference and fearful that he will be ordered away suddenly, sends word for him to report at the Colonel's office at once. Jack, unsuspecting, obeys. During a scene in which he learns the truth of their broken engagement. Major Prescott, an old comrade of Colonel Everett's, enters and warns them that the next time he witnesses anything of the kind he will inform the Colonel. The scene now shifts to Tampa, Fla., where the troops are awaiting embarkation. A telegram to Col. Everett from the Secretary of War raises him to the rank of Brigadier General and he recommends Jack for appointment on his staff as aide-de-camp. Margaret, now that Jack is going to the front, is more anxious than ever to see him and sends a note for him to meet her, as she has something of the greatest importance to tell him. Jack accidentally drops the note, which is picked up by Prescott, who informs the Colonel what is happening. Jack and Margaret meet at the appointed rendezvous with Prescott and the Colonel nearby, the Colonel ready to shoot if Jack transgresses. The tenseness of the situation is broken when Jack tells Margaret that her duty as well as his is to her husband, and says goodbye for good. As he is leaving, the Colonel steps out and thanks Jack for the honorable manner in which he has acted. The troops move to the front and are engaged in a terrific battle in which the Colonel is mortally wounded. Sending for Jack, he makes him promise to marry Margaret and passes away. Margaret, who is in New York, hears of her husband's death and becomes ill, constantly calling for Jack in her delirium. Emily, Jack's sister, knowing of their great love, wires for her brother, who is stationed at Santiago, and he takes the next boat home. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Naomi Childers Margaret Lane Margaret Lane See fewer	The Gay Lord Quex (1919)
Darwin Karr Lt. Jack Bradley Lt. Jack Bradley See fewer	Eugene Wrayburn (1911)
L. Rogers Lytton Col. Richard Everett Col. Richard Everett See fewer	The Third Degree (1919)
Bernice Berner Mrs. Lane Mrs. Lane See fewer	What Happened to Father (1915)
Lillian Herbert Emily Bradley Emily Bradley See fewer	The Island of Regeneration (1915)
Merton Haley Capt. Benham Capt. Benham See fewer	Back to Broadway (1914)
Phyllis Grey Mrs. Bernham Mrs. Bernham See fewer	The Strange Story of Sylvia Gray (1914)
Harry Lambart Capt. Edgerley Capt. Edgerley See fewer	The Silent Witness (1917)
Charles Wellesley Maj. Prescott Maj. Prescott See fewer	The Wolf Man (1923)