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The Duke's Heiress (1913)
Short | Short, Drama

The Duke's Heiress (1913)

Short | Short, Drama

Eighteen years ago the wife of the Duke of Craon left her home and husband and fled to America with her baby girl. As the years grew, the old man's remorse increased. The weight of his sorrow was crushing him. He wanted both his wife and ...See moreEighteen years ago the wife of the Duke of Craon left her home and husband and fled to America with her baby girl. As the years grew, the old man's remorse increased. The weight of his sorrow was crushing him. He wanted both his wife and child to return. Through all the long years no word had come of them, and he wondered if all was well. Engaging the assistance of an eminent firm of inquiry agents, he instructed them to ascertain all that was possible. Their search resulted in the discovery of the daughter. The story they learned and reported to the duke was that his wife died during the voyage to New York. The daughter was adopted by a workman, and with his family was reared and educated. She later became a dancer, and at the time the inquiry was made, was achieving great success in her profession under the name of Yvette Bicordi. M. Otto Blank, a rising young diplomat, was passionately fond of her, but she appeared to treat his advances coldly. The duke confides these particulars to his confidential secretary. Wilson, and instructs him to proceed to New York, in the hope of inducing the girl to return. At the theater. Wilson sees the duke's heiress dance, and afterwards interviews her. He hands her a letter from her father, in which he writes: "1 wish to see my daughter, and hope that you will return with him. Your brokenhearted father." Yvette resolves to return to her father. Almost immediately Otto is announced, and he presses the girl to give him an answer to his repeated offers of marriage. Again she declines to satisfy him, and the following morning he receives a letter saying that she has gone away. Distraught by the news, he finds, from the manager of the theater, that it is true, and then offers her maid a bribe of $500 if she will tell him where Yvette has gone. In a short time the father and daughter loved each other as if they had never been separated. When Yvette made her debut in society she was received with open arms, and shortly after it was not surprising to find that she was not indifferent to John de Vins, the son of one of her father's oldest friends. In the midst of their happiness and preparations for the wedding, the old duke dies. This causes a delay, and three days before the wedding, some months later, Otto, who has discovered her whereabouts, vows that he will recover her. Yvette declines to throw over her lover, John, and Otto threatens to disclose her past life. Viewing the threatened disclosure with alarm, Yvette sinks into a morbid condition, and one morning, after a night troubled by dreams, she wanders to the lake. Otto sees her, and realizing that his threats have brought about her distracted state of mind, he prevents her walking into the water and calls for help. Mentally afflicted, Yvette is taken to the home of her fiancé, where, tortured by regret, and impatient to hear of her welfare, Otto goes. Here he is met by John de Vins, who demands that their differences shall be settled by a duel. They go into the park, and are taking up their positions, when the mother of John rushes up and prevents the fight. The doctor in attendance on Yvette is hopeful that her memory will return, and pursuing a plan, brings a number of dancers to the castle. Their dancing and the music revive Yvette's memory, and all is made right when her future mother-in-law tells her that the duke has hidden nothing of her past, and she gladly consented to the marriage. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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