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  • The Ruling Passion (1912)
  • Short | Drama, Short
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The Ruling Passion (1912)
Short | Drama, Short
Van Wert, an old musician, is discharged from the orchestra where he has played for many years. He tries hard to secure another position, but his old age militates against him. His savings exhausted, he is compelled to accept work in the ...See moreVan Wert, an old musician, is discharged from the orchestra where he has played for many years. He tries hard to secure another position, but his old age militates against him. His savings exhausted, he is compelled to accept work in the orchestra of a low dance hall. His artistic soul rebels against the trashy music he is compelled to play, and. finally, when the merry-making in the hall is at its height, he tells his awed audience what he thinks of them and leaves. The young piano player, sympathizing with the old man, follows him home and persuades him to come back. He falls in love with Van Wert's daughter, however, and when the father opposes their marriage the young people elope. Time elapses, and the youth dies, leaving his wife with a little daughter. The years go by and the young widow has a hard struggle for existence and is finally obliged to take rooms in a poor tenement. The old man, again jobless, lives in the same building. The child hears the strains of the old man's violin, and inheriting a love for music, she listens, transfixed by the stirring tones. She is discovered by Van Wert, who, without knowing her identity, teaches her music. Finding him faint with hunger one day, the child calls her mother and a happy reconciliation follows. Their joy is intensified by the receipt of a letter advising Van Wert that an opera he had submitted has been accepted, and that he will never again know the pain of poverty. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Mar 13, 1912
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Mar 13, 1912 (United States)

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