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The Pendulum of Fate (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Pendulum of Fate (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Two sisters spent the summer at a seashore resort, and Bess, the younger, fell in love with a life guard who had saved her from drowning. Her sister Alice was engaged to a wealthy banker and little Bess did not dare to tell of her romance....See moreTwo sisters spent the summer at a seashore resort, and Bess, the younger, fell in love with a life guard who had saved her from drowning. Her sister Alice was engaged to a wealthy banker and little Bess did not dare to tell of her romance. On the day that Alice was married, however, Bess cut herself off from all family ties by eloping with the young lifeguard. Her parents never saw her again and didn't know that she and her little girl had taken refuge with her husband's father after her husband's death. The old fisherman was kind to his daughter-in-law, and when she too passed away, he took the best care of the little girl. About 13 years after the elopement, Alice, her husband, and their daughter were on a yachting cruise and put in at a small fishing village because the banker had some important telegrams to send immediately. His daughter Marion went ashore in the boat with him, accompanied by the nurse. While the father was away the nurse and the sailor from the yacht wandered off to look around the place, leaving Marion alone. Suddenly she was confronted by another little girl who looked exactly like her but was shabbily dressed. The rich little girl envied the other, though, because she was barefoot and could go in wading. As a lark, Marion suggested that they exchange clothes and the poor child was thoroughly willing to do so. After they exchanged garments Marion, now dressed as the poor little girl, ran up the beach to go in wading with some other children, while Madeline "played she was a lady." She leaned over the side of the ship's boat to learn all about it, slipped, and fell inside, hitting her head against a plank. It knocked her unconscious and when the banker arrived a few minutes later he naturally thought that his own child had been badly injured and made all haste to get her on the yacht. There she recovered, but, to the banker's grief, she declared she was not his child, but belonged to an old fisherman. He and his wife both knew it was delirium and they called in eminent specialists, who failed to accomplish much. In the meantime the real rich child had been taken in charge by the man she thought was her grandfather and she could not convince him that they had never met before. Marion escaped from the house, leaving a note for the old fisherman, and managed to reach New York through her own confidence and quick wit. Traveling by freight train is slow and by the time she got home the old fisherman was there ready to grab her. There were mutual explanations, and the two little girls who looked so much alike found that they were really cousins. The old fisherman discovered new friends and a new home, for the banker and his wife never forgot the care he had taken of the poor little girl who was one of their own. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Mayre Hall Bess - Alice's Sister Bess - Alice's Sister See fewer	His Winning Way (1914)
Ethyle Cooke Alice - Bess's Sister Alice - Bess's Sister See fewer	The Merchant of Venice (1912)
J. Morris Foster A Lifeguard (as Morris Foster) A Lifeguard (as Morris Foster) See fewer	The Secret Man (1917)
David Thompson A Wealthy Banker (as David H. Thompson) A Wealthy Banker (as David H. Thompson) See fewer	Robin Hood (1913)
Riley Chamberlin An Old Fisherman An Old Fisherman See fewer	His Winning Way (1914)
Marion Fairbanks Marion - The Banker's Daughter Marion - The Banker's Daughter See fewer	The Beauty Shop (1922)
Madeline Fairbanks Madeline - The Lifeguard's Daughter Madeline - The Lifeguard's Daughter See fewer	The Million Dollar Mystery (1914)
May Dunn Actress (as May Dunne) Actress (as May Dunne) See fewer	Under False Colors (II) (1914)
Edward Hoyt Actor Actor See fewer	Merely Mary Ann (1916)
James Dunne Actor Actor See fewer	Footlights and Fools (1929)