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  • Draga, the Gypsy (1913)
  • Short | 11 min | Short, Drama
Draga, the Gypsy (1913)
Short | 11 min | Short, Drama
At the suggestion of a guest, during a fashionable country house party, the guests visit a gypsy camp nearby to have their fortunes told. Jack Harlow the hostess's son, there meets and falls in love with Draga, the gypsy chief's daughter. ...See moreAt the suggestion of a guest, during a fashionable country house party, the guests visit a gypsy camp nearby to have their fortunes told. Jack Harlow the hostess's son, there meets and falls in love with Draga, the gypsy chief's daughter. She is attracted to him, and he persuades her to meet him secretly. She meets him and later he persuades her to run away with him and be married. It is the law of the gypsies that the women cannot marry outside of the tribe. If they do they can never return, so when Draga's father learns of his daughter's loss, he is heartbroken. He orders the camp broken up and the gypsies depart. Jack s mother, upon learning of her son's wild marriage, is horrified, but decides to make the best of it for his sake. Draga's education is begun, and she does her best to learn, but her wild nature rebels against the conventional life she is compelled to lead, and she often longs for her father and the old life of freedom. Jack's affection for her cools, and soon he neglects her for the company of others. Later upon the night of her debut into society driven to desperation by her husband's coolness and the scorn of his friends, she decides to leave. She quietly leaves the reception room and dons her old gypsy costume. In the meantime, the gypsies again visit the neighborhood. Draga's brother, during her absence from the gypsies, has fallen into evil ways. He decides to rob the big house, not knowing that Draga lives there. He enters, and is about to leave with his plunder, when Draga, on her way out, intending to leave her husband's home, comes upon him. While she is pleading with him to leave without the stolen silver, she hears some one coming. Her husband has missed her and is looking for her. Hearing their voices, he tries to enter the room, but Draga runs quickly and locks the door. Jack knocks loudly and begins to force the door open. The brother makes his escape through the window. Jack forces the door open and enters, followed by his mother. Seeing the silverware tied up and Draga dressed to go. Jack accuses her of being in league with her people to rob the place. She refuses to explain, and during the excitement, he orders her to go. Draga leaves. As Jack returns to join his guests, the brother is brought in by the servants who caught him hiding in the garden. He confesses to the attempted robbery. Jack is overcome when he realizes the terrible wrong he has done his wife, and he orders a search made for her. His conscience is awakened. He knows that down in his heart, he really loves her, so be starts after her. Draga returns to her father, who refuses to take her back. He hands her a dagger and tells her to obey the law of their tribe. After she has left the camp to carry out her father's order Jack comes to the camp seeking her. The old chief tells him the direction taken by Draga and her purpose. Jack, frenzied with fear, comes upon her as she is about to plunge the dagger into her breast, and a reconciliation follows. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Otis Turner (unconfirmed)
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Updated Jun 29, 1913
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Jun 29, 1913 (United States)

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