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  • Paul and Virginia (1910)
  • Short | Drama, Romance, Short
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Paul and Virginia (1910)
Short | Drama, Romance, Short
Paul and Virginia are two young lovers who have grown up together from babyhood; their widowed mothers live near each other in rude cottages on an island in the Indies, on which there are few inhabitants. Here the children are reared, ...See morePaul and Virginia are two young lovers who have grown up together from babyhood; their widowed mothers live near each other in rude cottages on an island in the Indies, on which there are few inhabitants. Here the children are reared, knowing no playfellows but each other. When Virginia is 16, her mother receive a letter from a wealthy aunt in Paris, who offers to make Virginia her heir and give her a good education, providing Virginia will, in the future, make her aunt's home her own. Virginia's mother, having lost her own fortune through marrying against her family's wishes, feels that she must not let her daughter suffer the poverty that she has been compelled to endure. She accordingly insists upon Virginia's acceptance of her wealthy relative's offer. Virginia thereupon sets sail for France, leaving Paul brokenhearted at her departure. Virginia tries to be a dutiful niece to her aunt, who is very old and sickly, although she longs to return to her humble home and Paul, whom she dearly loves. When her aunt insists that Virginia marry a rich nobleman and she refuses, her aunt disowns her and sends her back to her island home. Virginia's ship arrives at the Indies during a hurricane, and although it's only a cable's length from shore, it sinks before help can reach it, and Virginia is drowned. Paul witnesses her death from the shore, and almost loses his own life in a vain attempt to save her. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (novel) | Bernardine St. Pierre (scenario)
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Updated Nov 15, 1910
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Nov 15, 1910 (United States)

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