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The Witness to the Will (1914)
Short | Drama, Short

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The Witness to the Will (1914)

Short | Drama, Short

When Major Thorndyke's illness became acute, and he felt that the end was not far off, he acted on a thought he had long held in his mind. Leaving a small income to Belden, the son whose wild ways had saddened and embittered the old man's ...See moreWhen Major Thorndyke's illness became acute, and he felt that the end was not far off, he acted on a thought he had long held in his mind. Leaving a small income to Belden, the son whose wild ways had saddened and embittered the old man's declining years, he provided, in his will, that the bulk of his property should fall to Marjorie, his grandniece. Shortly afterward the Major died. The search which was made for the will it was known he had drawn up was unsuccessful and the entire estate fell to Belden as the lawful heir. Shortly after his father's death, Belden asked Marjorie to marry him, but the girl refused. There was only one man in the world she loved, and that man, Lieutenant Edward Preble, U.S.N., had lately been ordered to sea. Rather than remain longer at Thorndyke Manor as a helpless dependent, she determined to seek her own living in the city. But earning her own living was not easy for the untrained girl. The end of a few months found her ill and starving in a dingy tenement house. In the kindly neighbors who came to her rescue, she recognized Terence, the Major's late groom, and his mother. Terence shocked at the pitiful case of Miss Marjorie, was filled with a sudden suspicion. He had witnessed a new will and he remembered that he had seen Belden looking at it a few days before the Major's death. So Terence went to Belden and asked him why Marjorie had been left in such poverty. Under pretense of discussing the matter, Belden lured Terence out to the old estate and pushed him over a cliff. Terence was stunned and badly bruised by the fall, but not killed. In a semi-conscious condition, he was found by Lieutenant Preble just returned from his cruise. Preble heard the man's story, and instantly went with him to confront the guilty Belden. Face to face with the man he thought he had killed, Belden lost his nerve, and with trembling hands gave Preble the will he had stolen. Preble took it to Marjorie, and a new era dawned for Thorndyke Hall. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben F. Wilson Lt. Edward Preble, U.S.N. (as James F. Wilson) Lt. Edward Preble, U.S.N. (as James F. Wilson) See fewer	The Power God (1925)
Gertrude McCoy Marjorie Thorndyke Marjorie Thorndyke See fewer	Nelson (1926)
William West Major Thorndyke Major Thorndyke See fewer	The Rise and Fall of Weary Willie (1911)
Harry Beaumont Major Beldon Thorndyke Major Beldon Thorndyke See fewer	The Broadway Melody (1929)
Richard Neill Clarence Clarence See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
Jessie Stevens Clarence's Mother Clarence's Mother See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Dan Mason Actor Actor See fewer	The Scarlet Letter (1917)
Rex Ingram Actor (as Rex Hitchcock) Actor (as Rex Hitchcock) See fewer	The Great Problem (1916)