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The Derelict's Return (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

The Derelict's Return (1912)

Short | Drama, Short

Harry Byers, who lives with his aged widowed mother in a small town, is at that age when youth's impetuous nature surfaces. He is intent to break free of his mother's "apron strings." A minister and his sister Beth take a deep interest in ...See moreHarry Byers, who lives with his aged widowed mother in a small town, is at that age when youth's impetuous nature surfaces. He is intent to break free of his mother's "apron strings." A minister and his sister Beth take a deep interest in him. The minister persuades him to leave the village pool-room and attend services at the little church of which he is rector, and Harry agrees largely because he admires Beth, but upon his return to the room, his associates tease him so much about the church episode that he goes away thoroughly angry. When the minister calls at his house to again accompany him, with Beth to prayer services, he grows angry and leaves home. A year later he has become a typical vagrant. His wanderings lead him back to his little village. That night he steals a loaf of bread and is pursued by a policeman. In his flight he passes the village church, dashes inside, and feverishly climbs up into the belfry and decides to sleep in the tower. That same night, his old mother dies in her cottage home with Beth and the minister at her side. Early the next morning the casket containing her body is carried into the church for funeral services. Harry, in the belfry, suddenly awakens, startled by the ringing of the bell. When he descends into the church, the dazed, bewildered, trembling young man goes through the tower door into the church auditorium and, as if in a dream, stumbles down to where the casket rests. He gives one look at the casket, then slowly sinks to his knees at its side, heartbroken. Beth emerges from her pew, goes up to where Harry kneels, and leads him out. He has learned his lesson. At the old cottage home he determines to start life anew. When he has achieved success he asks Beth to marry him. She accepts, and they are married by the minister who has watched over them since childhood. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Harry Myers Harry Byers - The Derelict Harry Byers - The Derelict See fewer	City Lights (1931)
May Buckley Beth - The Minister's Sister Beth - The Minister's Sister See fewer	Hello, Central! (1912)
Charles Arthur The Minister The Minister See fewer	Wormwood (1915)
Peter Lang The Sexton The Sexton See fewer	The College Widow (1915)
Mrs. George W. Walters Harry's Mother Harry's Mother See fewer	Granny (I) (1913)
Richard Morris The Doctor The Doctor See fewer	The Spirit of the USA (1924)