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A Romance of Old Holland (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

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A Romance of Old Holland (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Hulda Mott, a pretty Dutch girl, lives in an old mill with her father, a miller. Absolom Van Spratt is a very wealthy old man; he owns most of the village, and holds notes from Hulda's father for the mill. Absolom wishes to marry Hulda, ...See moreHulda Mott, a pretty Dutch girl, lives in an old mill with her father, a miller. Absolom Van Spratt is a very wealthy old man; he owns most of the village, and holds notes from Hulda's father for the mill. Absolom wishes to marry Hulda, but she will not have him She is in love with Peter Veldt, a fisherboy. Peter leaves on a fishing trip, after first gaining Hulda's consent to marry him upon his return. Absalom fixes it with the captain of the fishing vessel to get rid of Peter on the trip. During the trip a heavy fog comes up. Peter and another man are out in a small boat with fishing nets. The captain will not allow the sailors to ring the bell on the big ship in order to acquaint Peter with its location, but commands them to sail on. Peter and his companion are stranded at sea. At last Peter sees an old derelict and manages to get aboard her. His companion dies from want of water. Peter finds the crew all dead from a fever. He runs the vessel into port. In the meantime Hulda's father has persuaded her to give her consent to marry old Absalom in order to save the mill. Peter returns just in time to prevent the wedding. Old Absalom upon seeing Peter drops dead from heart failure, as also does the captain, who supposes Peter to have perished at sea. Peter returns with a fortune, which enables the father of Hulda to keep the mill and leaves sufficient to keep them all the rest of their lives. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Betty Burbridge Hulda Mott (as Elizabeth Burbridge) Hulda Mott (as Elizabeth Burbridge) See fewer	In the Clutches of the Gangsters (1914)
Joseph J. Dowling Jan Van Spratt Jan Van Spratt See fewer	The Yankee Way (1917)
Frank Borzage Peter Veldt Peter Veldt See fewer	Bad Girl (1931)
Louis Morrison Meinheer Mott Meinheer Mott See fewer	Peter Pan (1924)
Herschel Mayall Captain Kruger Captain Kruger See fewer	The Beast (1916)