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The Cherries (1910)
Short | Short, Drama

The Cherries (1910)

Short | Short, Drama

Two lovers go one summer's day to gather wild cherries in the woods; it is the most pleasurable day of their lives, and enchanted by the unalloyed joy of a few golden hours, they swear to each other to return on the same day in the ...See moreTwo lovers go one summer's day to gather wild cherries in the woods; it is the most pleasurable day of their lives, and enchanted by the unalloyed joy of a few golden hours, they swear to each other to return on the same day in the following year to repent their experience. Their promise, however, is not to be fulfilled, for sickness comes to the young girl, and lack of employment brings the once happy lover face to face with many sordid cares. The anniversary comes around in due course, and she, confined to the house by her illness, tells her lover when he calls of her longing for the taste of the wild cherry. He, half-crazed with grief, goes out hoping against hope that something will turn up to permit him to satisfy her desire. Nothing does turn up, however, and the poor fellow is tempted to steal a basket of cherries from a store. He is seen, arrested, and about to be handed to the police, when a sympathetic lady customer intervenes, and he tells her the story of his sweetheart's illness and of her longing for cherries. Touched, she begs for leniency, buys a large basket of cherries, and accompanied by the lover, carries it to the invalid's humble lodging. New life and spirits seem to be infused into the invalid and the picture shows prospects of a brighter future for the young lovers. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less