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  • Short | Drama, Family, Short
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The Brothers (1911)
Short | Drama, Family, Short
Patrick Curran and Dennis O'Day both love the handsome and vivacious Rose Grady, who is something of a flirt, and keeps her lovers in suspense. Father Curran, the priest, a brother of Patrick, looks earnestly after his flock which has in ...See morePatrick Curran and Dennis O'Day both love the handsome and vivacious Rose Grady, who is something of a flirt, and keeps her lovers in suspense. Father Curran, the priest, a brother of Patrick, looks earnestly after his flock which has in it several men who are bent on whiling away their time at the public house in drinking and games. Shamus McCarty is the village drunkard and causes the priest much concern to keep him sober. There is a love scene between Patrick and Rose and Dennis appears on the scene. The rivalry is bitter and hasty words are spoken. An encounter is imminent when Father Curran comes on the scene and acts as peace-maker. At his request the lovers shake hands and are once more friends. Proceeding on his way, Father Curran finds Shamus under the influence of tipple and he takes his bottle away and lectures him on the evils of the drink habit. The Father returns home, and, seated by the fire, lights his pipe and dozes. His sleep is disturbed by a horrid dream. Patrick and Dennis fight over the favors of Rose, and Dennis is thrown over a cliff. Patrick takes refuge in the house of his brother and when the excited villagers come for him the priest tells them he is not there and they go away. Shamus, the drunkard, believes Father Curran is telling a falsehood, and he returns and sees Patrick through the window. He conceives a plan to get even with the priest. He rushes to the crowd, tells them of his discovery and then sneaks to the house and sets it on fire. Father Curran awakes with a start, to find it all a dream. Patrick and Rose come in for his blessing and there is a comedy scene with Shamus. The priest is relieved but discovers that his pipe has set fire to a newspaper, the smoke having filled the room, probably suggesting the firing of the house by the tippler in his dream. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Joseph W. Smiley (as Joseph Smiley)
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Carl Laemmle
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Updated Sep 14, 1911
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Sep 14, 1911 (United States)

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