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The Madonna (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

The Madonna (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

The cruelty and general worthlessness of John Middleton causes the death of his wife at the time their baby is born. On her deathbed, Edna leaves the babe in the care of her sister Gertie, warning Gertie in her dying breath to keep the ...See moreThe cruelty and general worthlessness of John Middleton causes the death of his wife at the time their baby is born. On her deathbed, Edna leaves the babe in the care of her sister Gertie, warning Gertie in her dying breath to keep the child from its father. An artist in search of models for his picture, the Madonna and child, engages Gertie with the infant. The picture is painted and placed on exhibition, where Bob Elmer, a dissolute young man, comes upon it. The picture fascinates him and the purity it symbolizes leads the young man to regeneration. In his breast is awakened a new sense of life, and he seeks out the girl and the babe who posed for the painting. He comes upon Gertie and the child, happy in their poverty, and falls in love with the "substitute mother," as Gertie styles herself. Meanwhile John Middleton, who had fled before his wife's death, returns. He showers unwelcome attentions on Gertie, then takes away the baby, declaring he will not return the infant until Gertie consents to marry him. Then Bob comes on the scene, finding Gertie, his sweetheart, in tears. In grim determination he sets out to recover the child. When he discovers that Middleton, the father, is a man be knows as a thief, Bob has no difficulty in persuading him (Middleton) to give over the child. As the handsome Bob places the infant in Gertie's happy arms he declares his love and vows to love and protect Gertie and the baby. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Neva Gerber Gertie Middleton Gertie Middleton See fewer	The Voice from the Sky (1929)
Webster Campbell Bob Elmer Bob Elmer See fewer	The Single Track (1921)
Jimsy Maye Edna Middleton Edna Middleton See fewer	Two Kinds of Love (1920)
Rae Berger John Middleton John Middleton See fewer	The Valley of Decision (1916)
Bob Burns Secondary Role (unconfirmed) (as Robert Burns) Secondary Role (unconfirmed) (as Robert Burns) See fewer	Jus' Travlin' (1925)