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  • Love's Old Sweet Song (1915)
  • Short | Short, Drama
Love's Old Sweet Song (1915)
Short | Short, Drama
Stella, a New York dancer, tires of her life on Broadway, and severs her connection with George Sinclair, "a man about town," when he refuses to marry her. Determined to work and earn an honest and respectable living, she accepts a ...See moreStella, a New York dancer, tires of her life on Broadway, and severs her connection with George Sinclair, "a man about town," when he refuses to marry her. Determined to work and earn an honest and respectable living, she accepts a position as dancer and entertainer at The Silver Grill, Wild Horse, Col. Leaving an explanatory note for Sinclair, she starts for the west. Sinclair learns where she has gone and makes a note of her destination. On her arrival at Wild Horse, Stella finds conditions at the hotel unpleasant, owing to the fact that she is obliged to room with the other dance hall girls, who are jealous of her. She rents a furnished cottage from Andy Sims, owner of Bar X Ranch, who becomes interested in her. Prior to the opening performance, Stella receives the following note from Andy: "We're short on flowers, but strong on pianos. I'll watch you tonight and wish you success." The note is followed promptly by his gift of a piano, and some sheet music, "The Songs That Mother Used to Sing." Stella is pleased by Andy's manner of extending hospitality, and realizes that he is different from the other men of the place. The opening night at The Silver Grill. Stella's beauty and dress create a sensation. "Grouch" McCoy, the foreman of Andy's ranch, who is present, recognizes in Stella a girl he met the previous summer in New York. As the summer passes, "Grouch" notices Andy's growing interest in the dancer. Having a sincere liking for Andy, the foreman tries to warn him against Stella. Andy refuses angrily to listen, stating, "I have asked the lady to marry me." "Grouch" retorts, "She ain't fit to be your wife," and a bitter quarrel ensues. The seeds of suspicion are sown and Andy reconsiders his offer of marriage to Stella. He finds, however, that he cannot give her up and later they are married. Later George Sinclair is called to the Pacific coast on business. En route his train stops at Wild Horse, Col., and the whim seizes him to stop off and look up Stella. They meet that evening at The Silver Grill, where the proprietor introduces Sinclair to "Mr. and Mrs. Andy Sims." Andy, in his friendly western fashion, invites Sinclair to call. Unseen by Andy, Stella scribbles a note on the edge of the menu, which she passes to Sinclair, telling him that she is married to a good man and very happy and begging him to go away. Sinclair, who is still sore over Stella's former treatment of him, calls at the cottage during the absence of Andy, and tries to induce Stella to return to New York with him. When she refuses he tries to force her to go. Andy returns unexpectedly, and is an unseen witness and listener to the scene and conversation which takes place between them. When Sinclair attempts to use force with Stella, the husband comes forward. Stella runs to him for protection, but he waves her aside and tells Sinclair, "There's a train to New York in half an hour, and you're going to take it." Sinclair laughs in Andy's face, but Andy's statement is repeated a second time, and emphasized with a revolver pointed straight at Sinclair. The New Yorker protests but is finally escorted to the train by Andy at the point of the gun. Stella, believing that Andy will never forgive her, decides to leave and starts to pack, but breaks down when she comes across their favorite song, "Love's Old Sweet Song." Andy returns, finds Stella packing, and thinks she is going to join Sinclair, but she denies this indignantly, telling him that until she met him (Andy) she never knew what true love was, and that now she has started she intends to keep on the right road. When it comes to the final parting, Andy cannot let her go. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Oct 25, 1915
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Oct 25, 1915 (United States)

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