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  • Idols of Clay (1915)
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Idols of Clay (1915)
Short | Short, Drama
Ella is the youngest of three sisters, and being at the mischievous age of twelve, spends her time playing tricks on her sister's beaux. It is a source of considerable worry to Ella that the man next door always seems so lonesome. She ...See moreElla is the youngest of three sisters, and being at the mischievous age of twelve, spends her time playing tricks on her sister's beaux. It is a source of considerable worry to Ella that the man next door always seems so lonesome. She accordingly takes it upon herself to call. They soon become good friends, and he tells why he is always so lonesome. The woman he made an idol of deserted him and his friends proved faithless in his hour of need. One day he gives her a box of small idols and tells her that if she will sleep with them beneath her pillow, whatever she dreams will come true. Delighted, she tries it the first night, and about all she dreams of is the lonesome man next door. She tries to solve the question by mathematics and figures that she is twelve and he is twenty-four, therefore there is twelve years difference in their ages, and that when she is twenty he will be thirty-two. A short time later, Bob, the lonely man, is arrested for his crooked partner's defalcations and is sentenced to ten years at bard labor. It is a sad blow to Ella when she hears that he must leave her. Ella is sent to boarding school. She becomes the favorite of her school-mates. Ten years pass. Ella is now a young lady, and returns home to find all the family out visiting except the old housekeeper. Bob has served his sentence and also returns home to be welcomed with open arms by the old butler, Uncle Joe. Ella wanders up to her room and opens the drawer where she had placed the pieces of the idol which she broke years before. Picking them out, she wanders to the window and absently looks out. She sees Bob come out on his porch, followed by the faithful old servant. She determines to take the broken idol to him. There is a happy meeting between the old friends and Ella hands Bob the pieces of idol, stating that her idols, too, have been broken, and Bob tells her that with her assistance he is sure the two of them can mend it. The picture fades out on a happy scene between the two, with every indication that a marriage will take place in the not far distant future. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Robert Z. Leonard (scenario)
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Updated Dec 7, 1915
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Dec 7, 1915 (United States)

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Robert Z. Leonard
The Lonesome Man The Lonesome Man   See fewer
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Ella Hall
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Marc B. Robbins
Uncle Joe (as Marc Robbins) Uncle Joe (as Marc Robbins)   See fewer
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