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  • Dora (1913)
  • Short | 11 min | Short, Drama
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Dora (1913)
Short | 11 min | Short, Drama
Dora, the heroine of Tennyson's famous poem, lived with her uncle, Farmer Allan, and his son William. Her uncle had cared for her since childhood, and longed for the day when she would wed his son. But William did not propose to her, and ...See moreDora, the heroine of Tennyson's famous poem, lived with her uncle, Farmer Allan, and his son William. Her uncle had cared for her since childhood, and longed for the day when she would wed his son. But William did not propose to her, and his father, mistaking his silence for bashfulness, called William and Dora to him and informed them that it was his wish that they wed. William, living in the same house with Dora and knowing her since they were children together, did not regard her as a sweetheart, and to his father's surprise and indignation, refused to marry her. The father stormed and threatened, but to no avail. Dora, who had always loved William, was heartbroken at her cousin's action, but generously tried to reconcile the two, but her efforts were useless, for the farmer ordered his disobedient son from his home. Months passed, during which William obtained work at a neighboring farm and married a farmer's daughter. Illness and misfortune came upon him, but his father, stern and inflexible, refused to aid his disobedient son. But Dora the forgiving secretly sent money to William, contriving it so that he did not know from whom it came. When William's son was five years old, William was taken sick and died. Determined that Farmer Allan should reconcile with his grandchild's mother, Dora went to the little home and induced William's widow, Mary, to let her take the two with her into the fields. There Dora and the child met the stern old farmer, and Dora told him that the boy was William's son. Allan, suspecting that the boy's presence was due to a trick of Dora and Mary, upbraided Dora and ordered her to leave his home, but said that he would take the boy. Dora sadly returned to Mary's home, but when told of the old farmer's action, the high-spirited mother refused to permit Dora to be sacrificed, and declared that they would take the boy away from him, and she and Dora would work for the boy and care for him together. But when they reached the farmhouse, they found that the boy had softened the old man's heart, and he humbly asked them to pardon him for the wrongs he had done to them and to the dead William. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Jun 28, 1913 (United States)

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