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  • The Willow Tree (1911)
  • Short | Drama, Short
The Willow Tree (1911)
Short | Drama, Short
Young farmhand Tom Rawling lives with his mother and his cousin Ruth, to whom he is engaged. He can't get work, then receives an offer to go to the Canadian Northwest, which his mother advises him to accept. Before he leaves, she asks him ...See moreYoung farmhand Tom Rawling lives with his mother and his cousin Ruth, to whom he is engaged. He can't get work, then receives an offer to go to the Canadian Northwest, which his mother advises him to accept. Before he leaves, she asks him that if he ever gets a shelter of his own in the new country, he should plant a willow tree before the door as they have before their own cottage, to keep old memories alive; he promises to do so. He prospers in Canada and is able to buy a small cabin. He plants the willow and writes his mother that he hopes to have her and Ruth soon with him. It is a severe winter. Tom gets caught in a storm, is half frozen, and falls down a steep bank, striking his head and losing his memory from the accident. A year passes and they receive no letters at home, and know nothing of Tom. Mrs. Rawling is taken ill; before dying she gives Ruth some money and bids her to go to the Northwest and seek Tom. Ruth goes, and through seeing the willow growing at the door of Tom's cabin, she finds him. By recalling the associations of the willow tree he finally recovers his memory. He and Ruth are married soon after he is fully restored to health. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Sep 6, 1911
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Sep 6, 1911 (United States)

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Tom Rawling Tom Rawling   See fewer
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Anne Schaefer
Mrs. Rawling - Tom's Mother Mrs. Rawling - Tom's Mother   See fewer
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Lillian Walker
Ruth - Tom's Cousin and Sweetheart Ruth - Tom's Cousin and Sweetheart   See fewer
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