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  • Through Life's Window (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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Through Life's Window (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
Diffident, wealthy Arthur Chester has often longed for love, but has never met his ideal. Mrs. Harcourt, a not overwealthy society woman, desires to make a rich match for her daughter Helen, who is engaged against her mother's will to ...See moreDiffident, wealthy Arthur Chester has often longed for love, but has never met his ideal. Mrs. Harcourt, a not overwealthy society woman, desires to make a rich match for her daughter Helen, who is engaged against her mother's will to Lieutenant Tresham. The South Africa War breaks out and Tresham goes to the front. Some months afterwards he is reported killed. Chester meets Helen, falls in love with her and, with the aid of Mr. Mintoe, a friend of the Harcourts, carries on an ardent courtship. Helen at first refuses him, but at last yields to her mother's wishes and marries Chester. A year afterwards Tresham, who has only been wounded, turns up and begs Helen for a last meeting, which she grants. She tells Tresham she loves him and always will, but will remain true to her husband and vows. Their conversation is overheard by Chester, and his love for Helen is so great that he resolves to free her to be happy with Tresham. Leaving evidence of having destroyed himself, he disguises himself and disappears. Later, he hears of Helen's marriage to Tresham, and is happy knowing that she is happy. Five years later, his doctor warns him that his heart is in a bad condition and he is seized with the desire to see Helen once more. He visits his old home, sees her through the open doorway with her husband and child, and as he is leaving is stricken with heart failure. They discover him and he has just enough strength to kiss Helen's child and give them his blessing. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Maurice Costello
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Updated Aug 10, 1914
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Aug 10, 1914 (United States)

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