The dead man's decentralized life is exemplified in a half-finished will and an incompleted invention of a printing press. The mother impresses upon her two sons the power of concentration by a magnifying glass held to the sun's rays. One accepts the lesson and finishes the work of the father. The other becomes the tool of the rival printer. His lesson was to come through experience and the suffering of others.
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Claire McDowell
The Mother
Known for
The Big Parade
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Harry Carey
First Son
Known for
Red River
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mildred Manning
Also in
Captain Jinks, the Cobbler
The Third Ingredient
James Cooley
Second Son
Also in
The Van Nostrand Tiara
The Detective's Stratagem
Anthony O'Sullivan Director · Harvey Gates Story
United States release January 12, 1914 · Produced in United States
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Biograph Company
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United States
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English
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No dialogue
Release dates
United States · January 12, 1914
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