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The Bride of the Nancy Lee (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Bride of the Nancy Lee (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Outside a fierce storm is raging and Grandmother is prevailed upon by her grandchildren to tell them a story. With Grandfather's consent, the old lady tells the youngsters a story of her early life. In a dissolve, Myrtle Fairchild, ...See moreOutside a fierce storm is raging and Grandmother is prevailed upon by her grandchildren to tell them a story. With Grandfather's consent, the old lady tells the youngsters a story of her early life. In a dissolve, Myrtle Fairchild, daughter of stern old sea captain Abner Fairchild, is taking care of her father's home while he is away. She has a lover, Alden Whitaker, who finally persuades her to marry him. She keeps the marriage secret, fearing to tell her father. Jacob Kittle, another fisherman--but one of shady morals--is also in love with Myrtle. He is pressing his unwelcome attentions on the young girl one day when her husband unexpectedly enters and gives him a sound thrashing. In retaliation Kittle tells the old sea captain when the latter puts into port of the close relations existing between Myrtle and Whitaker. The Captain is furious and, after wrecking the home, orders his daughter to get ready for a long voyage. For fear of her father's wrath, Myrtle does not tell of her marriage with Whitaker. The young husband, returning to the house and seeing the upset condition of everything, goes to the dock where he is attacked by the old sea captain, who, thinking he has killed the young man, casts him into the water. The cold plunge revives Whitaker, however. Kittle learns that Myrtle is to sail with her father and secures a berth as a sailor. Months pass and the captain has become worse and worse in his severity towards the sailors. Finally a mutiny is the result and the captain and his mate are killed. Myrtle, now being totally unprotected, barricades herself and her child in a cabin. She keeps Kittle away from her by thrusting a pistol in his face. On the homeward journey the vessel is wrecked in a storm near the home port, and the fishermen bring word to Whitaker, who has been living the life of a recluse and who has constantly thought of his wife, of the happening. When Whitaker reaches the schooner he finds no one but Myrtle and the child and succeeds in bringing them to shore. The old grandmother finishes the tale and looks up to the tear-filled eyes of her husband. He comes over and puts his arms around her and tells the children of a superstition among the fisherfolk that on stormy nights the ghost of the Nancy Lee still appears on the bar and if they watch very closely they can see Jacob Kittle's signals for help. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Myrtle Gonzalez Myrtle Fairchild / Grandmother Myrtle Fairchild / Grandmother See fewer	The Level (1914)
Frank Newburg Alden Whitaker / Grandfather Alden Whitaker / Grandfather See fewer	The Story of Cupid (1914)
Val Paul Jacob Kittle Jacob Kittle See fewer	Suspense (1913)
Alfred Allen Actor Actor See fewer	An Old Fashioned Boy (1920)