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  • In the Blood (1913)
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In the Blood (1913)
Short | Short, Drama
The colonel is a stern man, firmly set in his morals and principles, unyielding in his hatred of the faults of those whose natures are lighter than his own, terribly just, and therefore, unmerciful. His wife is of more natural clay, but ...See moreThe colonel is a stern man, firmly set in his morals and principles, unyielding in his hatred of the faults of those whose natures are lighter than his own, terribly just, and therefore, unmerciful. His wife is of more natural clay, but light-hearted and frivolous. She admires her husband, but is afraid of him. She seeks more joyous companionship and being a "good fellow," she is attracted to the young lieutenant, who falls in love with her. The young couple go too far, and finally the lieutenant is forbidden the house and the wife rebels. There is a stormy scene and despite the fact that Lois is devoted to her baby, she, longing for sympathy, makes an appointment with the lieutenant and together they ride away in an automobile. The colonel finds a note from Lois, telling him she is escaping from his overbearing tyranny. He resolves to put her out of his life for all time. The automobile breaks down and Lois weakens, and despite the endearments and protests of the lieutenant, she goes back home. She pleads desperately with the colonel and the child clings to her, but the colonel is adamant. While she is promising that he shall have no farther fault to find her, one of his friends comes in with a handbag which was found by the body of the lieutenant, a suicide. The public scandal decides the colonel, and he arranges a separation, Lois keeps in touch with the sympathetic nurse with love for the child. She watches over her from a distance. As the years roll by the child proves to possess her mother's nature and the sternness of the colonel and the protests of her nurse fail to core the child of her love of fun or her waywardness. The colonel is terribly grieved, but he does not understand. Lois keeps in touch with the sympathetic nurse and eventually persuades her to advise the colonel to send the little girl to a school for unmanageable girls. The scheme works, and the colonel sends the child to Lois, not knowing who she is. Lola understands her nature and joins in her games and institutes a system consisting of love and pleasure, which causes the girl to write and tell her father that she is a good girt now and "may she live here always." His paternal love is awakened and he is fearful the child will be weaned away from him. He goes to reclaim her, and finds the woman he has made an outcast of. He sees what she has done for their child, and understanding comes, and they all return home together to lead a happier life. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Lois Weber
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Lois Weber (scenario)
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Updated Mar 2, 1913
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Mar 2, 1913 (United States)

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The Colonel The Colonel   See fewer
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The Colonel's Wife The Colonel's Wife   See fewer
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