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  • A Breach of Faith (1911)
  • Short | Short, Drama
A Breach of Faith (1911)
Short | Short, Drama
Antone and Luigi are sitting in the latter's cafe in Mulberry Street, talking of their affairs. Or rather should it be said that Luigi was talking of their affairs, for Antone was silent with thoughts of a girl, a girl far away, yet near ...See moreAntone and Luigi are sitting in the latter's cafe in Mulberry Street, talking of their affairs. Or rather should it be said that Luigi was talking of their affairs, for Antone was silent with thoughts of a girl, a girl far away, yet near to him. Giuseppe had received a letter with a very flattering offer to go west, but he cannot go away, because Anita, the only girl, is even now on her way to America, to him, and happiness. Luigi prevails upon him, however, and tells him he will take care of Anita when she arrives. And so Giuseppe, confident that the girl will be comfortable, leaves a note for her and departs. Anita arrives, and Giuseppe receives her and welcomes her heartily. Anita is pretty and winsome and sweet, and her eyes, they are the kind that buy men, and Luigi sells himself. He is just about to give her the letter from his brother, when he realizes! He tells her Antone has gone away, but that he will take care of her. And the girl becomes a woman, one of the legion of them who have lost faith and trust in the men they loved, because Fate, or Misfate, so directs. Luigi asks her to marry him, and the girl is forced to do so. And when he has attained that which he desired, in the manner of men, he forgets to appreciate it. He neglects Anita, pays attentions to other women, and once again causes Anita to hate the creature called man. Far away in the west, far away in all except his thoughts, Antone's thoughts wander; he wonders why his letters have not been answered; he worries, and at last wearies of the suspense. In frantic frenzy he decides to return home. He enters the little café to see Anita sitting with head bowed upon her arms, weeping with the abandon of one who knows only dreary desolations and the death of Hope. Recognition, a happy cry, questions, answers, explanation, and they see the light; they understand; they realize! As they are talking they hear Luigi, returning from a drunken spree, chanting a ribald song. Antone conceals himself behind the counter. Luigi saunters in, and roughly hurls the woman aside. Antone, unable longer to restrain himself, rushes out and faces his brother, the traitor and traducer. Latin blood calls for vengeance; a great wrong cries for revenge; Antone strikes, and a Cain is slain by Abel. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Phillips Smalley | Lois Weber
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Updated Oct 26, 1911
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Oct 26, 1911 (United States)

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