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The Wheels of Fate (1913)
Short | Drama, Short

The Wheels of Fate (1913)

Short | Drama, Short

The wife of a rising young author, Phillip Wynn, spends her time at card playing, while her husband is applauded in the circles in which he moves. With effervescent enthusiasm, he comes to her with news of his triumph, but she pays no ...See moreThe wife of a rising young author, Phillip Wynn, spends her time at card playing, while her husband is applauded in the circles in which he moves. With effervescent enthusiasm, he comes to her with news of his triumph, but she pays no attention to him. Dejected, he seeks the solitude of his study, where he begins a new work, entitled "The Inspiration Girl." Presently his wife comes in to ask for money; he starts to read a part of his manuscript to her. This bores her, and she leaves. At the club she is persuaded to elope by a persistent suitor named Lawler. Discouraged by his wife's cynicism, Phillip reverts to the seclusion of a cottage in the woods, where he becomes acquainted with Nell Browne, whose ideals are so much like his that he nominates her "The Inspiration Girl." When Phillip is away from his cottage one day, Lawler, who is rather intoxicated, follows a friend with whom he had had a quarrel to the cottage of Phillip. There the quarrel is renewed and Lawler, in an act of passion, picks up a revolver and kills the friend. The shock of what he has done sobers him and he leaves the cottage to find the sheriff, intent upon placing the blame on Phillip. He locates the sheriff and at the cottage, Lawler declares that Phillip has committed the murder. Lawler calls upon the wife of Phillip and tells how her husband had come to be arrested. As he had persuaded her sometime since to begin divorce proceedings, it is not long before she is granted a decree. Nell calls frequently at the prison and assures Phillip of her belief in his innocence, while his ex-wife is conspicuous by her absence. After Lawler has done much to have Phillip executed at an early date, he sets sail for Europe with the ex-wife. Just as the condemned man is about to be led to the electric chair, a wireless confession is received by the governor from Lawler, who becomes repentant as the ship on which he is sailing strikes a reef. The governor commutes the sentence. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Thomas Carrigan Phillip Wynn Phillip Wynn See fewer	Checkers (1919)
Adrienne Kroell Mrs. Phillip Wynn Mrs. Phillip Wynn See fewer	The Royal Box (1914)
Clifford Bruce Charles Lawler Charles Lawler See fewer	Lady Audley's Secret (I) (1915)
Alma Russell Nell Browne - the Inspiration Girl Nell Browne - the Inspiration Girl See fewer	The Living Wage (1914)
William Walcott Mr. Browne Mr. Browne See fewer	The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1919)
Rose Evans Mrs. Browne Mrs. Browne See fewer	The Broken Vase (1913)
Margaret Prussing Liza - Nell's Cousin Liza - Nell's Cousin See fewer	The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1914)
Palmer Bowman Bradley - Lawler's Friend Bradley - Lawler's Friend See fewer	Some Honeymoon (1916)
Frank Weed The Governor of the State The Governor of the State See fewer	The Coming of Columbus (1912)