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The Test (II) (1913)
Short | Short, Drama

The Test (II) (1913)

Short | Short, Drama

Having put his practice before everything else, Richard Anstruther, an army physician, has somewhat neglected his wife, who, because of this, drifts into a flirtation with Larry Gordon, one of Anstruther's brother officers. Unwilling to ...See moreHaving put his practice before everything else, Richard Anstruther, an army physician, has somewhat neglected his wife, who, because of this, drifts into a flirtation with Larry Gordon, one of Anstruther's brother officers. Unwilling to expose his wife to the climatic conditions of South Africa, whence he has been ordered, Anstruther charges Gordon to watch over and protect her while he is away. This Gordon says he will do, but nevertheless, takes every opportunity to poison Eleanor's mind against her husband. Sometime after reaching Africa, Anstruther sends for his wife, who is only too glad to come. By curious coincidence, she and Gordon, who has also been ordered down, take the same boat, Gordon, taking full advantage of his opportunity, endeavors to make Eleanor more and more suspicious of her husband. At the Guards' Ball, affairs come to a climax when Austruther sees his wife in Gordon's arms, Anstruther, on his way to the smoking room in the barracks, is told of the fresh fever out-break in a nearby town. After the ball, Anstruther leaves his wife alone with Gordon. Later, coming home, he finds Gordon alone and sees a way to let fate settle the score between them. After telling Gordon of the plague-stricken district, he places a pack of cards on the table and tells him that by cutting the cards they shall decide which shall go. Anstruther wins, Gordon, nearly prostrated with fear, hunts up Eleanor to say goodbye. While they are together, a note comes from Anstruther for Eleanor, telling her that he was simply testing Gordon's nerve, and he is satisfied that he is a coward; that he himself intends to go into the fever town, thinking that better than life without her love. Eleanor, at last realizing Gordon's cowardice, disguises herself as a native, and sets out after her husband. She finds him desperately ill. She nurses him back to life, convincing him of her true love for him, and they are happy in the realization that it is mutual. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Clara Kimball Young Eleanor Anstruther Eleanor Anstruther See fewer	The Easiest Way (1917)
Herbert Barry Larry Gordon (as Herbert L. Barry) Larry Gordon (as Herbert L. Barry) See fewer	The Little Minister (1913)
Harry Northrup Richard Anstruther Richard Anstruther See fewer	The Heart of Maryland (1927)
Harry Lambart John Kemble John Kemble See fewer	The Silent Witness (1917)
Charles Wellesley The Colonel The Colonel See fewer	The Wolf Man (1923)
Naomi Childers Mrs. Burton Mrs. Burton See fewer	The Gay Lord Quex (1919)