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The Making of Maddalena (1916)
50 min | Drama

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The Making of Maddalena (1916)

50 min | Drama

George Hale, a rather good-for-nothing son of wealthy parents, is engaged to marry Marie, a young society girl. She refuses to marry him until he has made good. Young Hale's chum, Augustus Foster, an art student, induces Hale to join him ...See moreGeorge Hale, a rather good-for-nothing son of wealthy parents, is engaged to marry Marie, a young society girl. She refuses to marry him until he has made good. Young Hale's chum, Augustus Foster, an art student, induces Hale to join him in his studio in Rome. To win the admiration of his sweetheart, Hale accepts his chum's offer and starts his career as an artist. Being of a carefree, happy disposition, he dallies with his work. Here he meets Maddalena, a very beautiful young Italian girl, who poses as his model. Her father, a rough and muchly-dissipated Italian of the poorer class, has abused his daughter most shamefully, using the money she earned selling flowers to buy his drink. Young Hale is greatly attracted to the beautiful Maddalena. One night at the studio, where a number of his friends were celebrating the Fourth of July, in true American fashion, the studio gaily decorated with American flags, bunting of red, white and blue, a letter is received by Hale from the American sweetheart denouncing him and announcing her engagement to Signor Pastorelli, a great artist, who was then living in America. Leaving her home because of her father's abuses, Maddalena seeks refuge in the studio of Hale. In a fit of rage over the news of his sweetheart's betrothal to Sig. Pastorelli, Hale announces to his friends his intentions of marrying his beautiful model, Maddalena. He marries her, a son is born to them. Hale finds the struggle for existence a very difficult one and seeks employment. He becomes ill, loses his position. Hale's father, who has learned of his marriage and illness, decides to go to his son and bring him to America, to his mother, who is grieving for him. This he does, takes his son away until he is well enough to go to America. He would like to take the child, but the mother will not give him up. Maddalena's brutal father, seeing an opportunity to get a few dollars from the elder Hale if he should bring him the child, kidnaps the baby. Grandfather Hale, with his son and grandson, leave for America. Months later, Hale's chum, Augustus Foster and his aunt, Mrs. Wright, go to find young Hale, only to learn from poor little broken-hearted Maddalena of her desertion. Mrs. Wright takes the girl as her companion to Paris. Here she is educated. They finally come to America. Here Maddalena becomes interested in settlement work, meets Dr. Comstock and interests him in her great work among the poor. She becomes a trained nurse, nursing in the homes of these poor people. An epidemic breaks out in the city, a most dreaded disease and one day she learns through the newspaper that her child has been stricken with this disease. She goes to the home of the child's grandfather, acts as nurse to her child. The child becomes very ill, the elder Hale does not recognize the young nurse as his daughter-in-law, and thinking the child is dying, says: "Oh, if the child's mother was only here." Hale, who has been out of the city, has been called home because of the seriousness of his child's illness, comes into the room and recognizes his wife. A reconciliation takes place, the elder Hale recognizes the great change in the girl, sees the noble character, and takes her into his home. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Edna Goodrich Maddalena Maddalena See fewer	Who Loved Him Best? (1918)
Forrest Stanley George Hale George Hale See fewer	Beauty's Worth (1922)
Howard Davies Angelo Angelo See fewer	Wanted at Headquarters (1920)
John Burton Randolph Hale Randolph Hale See fewer	Huck and Tom (1918)
Mary Mersch Blanche Belgrave Blanche Belgrave See fewer	The Rainbow Trail (1918)
Colin Chase Augustus Foster Augustus Foster See fewer	The Lone Star Ranger (1930)
Juan de la Cruz Signor Benedetto Pastorelli Signor Benedetto Pastorelli See fewer	The Flirt (I) (1916)
Laura La Varnie Marie (as Laura La Vernie) Marie (as Laura La Vernie) See fewer	Vanity Fair (1923)
Katherine Griffith Mrs. Wright Mrs. Wright See fewer	Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)
Mary Bunting Mrs. Hale Mrs. Hale See fewer	The Making of Maddalena (1916)
Violet White Undetermined Role Undetermined Role See fewer	The Making of Maddalena (1916)
Walter S. Fredericks Undetermined Role Undetermined Role See fewer	Ambrose, the Lion Hearted (1918)