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  • The Blood of Our Brothers (1915)
  • Short | Short, Drama, War
The Blood of Our Brothers (1915)
Short | Short, Drama, War
Kindheart is a shepherd employed by Infirmity. He woos Devotion, the daughter of his employer. Valor, the girl's brother, discountenances Kindheart's presumption, and strikes the simple shepherd in the face, but the humble lad refuses to ...See moreKindheart is a shepherd employed by Infirmity. He woos Devotion, the daughter of his employer. Valor, the girl's brother, discountenances Kindheart's presumption, and strikes the simple shepherd in the face, but the humble lad refuses to retaliate, explaining that he cannot harm anyone. Valor brands him a coward before a gathering throng. Later Valor, while hunting in the mountains, falls to the bottom of a ravine, and is badly wounded. Kindheart finds him and carries him to his home. Valor begs forgiveness for his former hostility and the two swear eternal friendship. Ewes straying from the herd are devoured by a panther, Finding the trail of blood, Kindheart follows it to the panther's lair, and kills the beast. Valor witnesses the deed and proclaims Kindheart's fearlessness to the villagers. Valor removes all his objections to Kindheart's marriage to his sister. The lovers' troth is plighted and Devotion becomes the promised wife of Kindheart. Later, while the wedding is being celebrated, Braggart, a recruiting sergeant, with a company of soldiers, makes his appearance and announces that war involving their country has been declared. All the able-bodied men of the village enlist, except Kindheart, who exclaims: "I cannot shed the blood of my brothers." Everybody turns against him except his wife, Devotion, and Infirmity. The months pass. A baby is born to Devotion and Kindheart. Near the village is the camp of a company of renegade soldiers, who raid the community, killing many helpless women and children, among them being Devotion, her baby and Infirmity. Returning from the hills Kindheart is horrified at the sight that greets his eyes. On the walls of his home he discovers a picture with a bloody hand imprint clearly defined, and he swears to find its owner. With his violin and the bloody imprint he starts on his mission. Time passes. Kindheart's face becomes haggard and his hair unkempt. He wanders from camp to camp within the enemy's lines, a wandering musician, telling fortunes. By means of a smoked glass, a method of his telling fortunes, he obtains fingerprints. These he scans at night in the hope of finding the replica of that on the bloody picture which he always carries. His wanderings lead him to a wayside inn. Here Lust and Loot, the soldiers who killed his family, and their companions, are making merry. Kindheart enters and Lust commands him to tell his fortune. As he looks at the sooty imprint on the paper before him Kindheart recognizes the impression and knows he has come upon his family's murderer. The soldiers fall asleep. Kindheart withdraws the bloody print and compares it with the sooty paper. The marks are the same. Lust awakens and sees Kindheart making the comparison. He is about to kill Kindheart when the shepherd springs upon him, and avenges the death of his loved ones. Kindheart dashes off on a horse belonging to one of the soldiers, and days later he comes upon a detachment of the enemy's troops. In his madness to kill Kindheart seizes the rifle of a fallen soldier. In fiendish glee his rifle sends missiles of death for his own brothers. The directing officer raising his sword to call a charge falls with a bullet in his brain. Kindheart assumes his place. The battle is a hand-to-hand conflict. In the foreground Kindheart meets Valor. Not recognizing each other the two engage in a furious fight. Valor falls wounded and as Kindheart bends over him, he recognizes Valor. Night finds him still beside Valor's body. A party of soldiers, gathering the dead, come and take the body away and Kindheart is left alone. At last he is in his native mountains again. An untended flock of sheep is scattered about. A lamb lies in the foreground with a broken leg. Kindheart looks about him. He tenderly picks up the lamb and soothes it like a child as the picture fades. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Arthur Maude
Writer
Crane Wilbur (story)
Producer
David Horsley
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Oct 27, 1915 (United States)

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Crane Wilbur's primary photo
Crane Wilbur
Kindheart - a Shepherd Kindheart - a Shepherd   See fewer
The Bat (1959)
Celia Santon's primary photo
Celia Santon
Devotion - a Shepherdess Devotion - a Shepherdess   See fewer
Could a Man Do More? (1915)
Carl von Schiller's primary photo
Carl von Schiller
Valor - Devotion's Brother Valor - Devotion's Brother   See fewer
A Little Brother of the Rich (1915)
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Edwin J. Collins
Infirmity - Devotion's Father (as Ed Collins) Infirmity - Devotion's Father (as Ed Collins)   See fewer
The Green Caravan (1922)
Harry DeRoy's primary photo
Harry DeRoy
Lust - a Renegade Soldier Lust - a Renegade Soldier   See fewer
Wild Honey (1922)
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Victor Rodman
Loot - another Renegade Soldier (as Victor Rottman) Loot - another Renegade Soldier (as Victor Rottman)   See fewer
Trapping the Bachelor (1916)
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