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  • The Price of a Man (1911)
  • Short | Short, Drama
The Price of a Man (1911)
Short | Short, Drama

John Braham is discharged by Farmer Jones, and is told to call in the evening for his pay. When he arrives he is horrified at the sight that meets his gaze as he enters the cottage. Farmer Jones is lying dead with a blood-stained poker at ...See moreJohn Braham is discharged by Farmer Jones, and is told to call in the evening for his pay. When he arrives he is horrified at the sight that meets his gaze as he enters the cottage. Farmer Jones is lying dead with a blood-stained poker at his side. Neighbors enter just at the moment Braham is looking at the poker, and he is accused of the crime. He is sentenced, but manages to escape. In his flight he stops at the house of a poor widow. He begs for food and is given it. Just then a knock on the door is heard, and he asks the good woman to hide him. She does so, thereby sending his captors on the wrong trail. A few minutes after they have gone another knock is heard. She hides him again. This time it is the marshal demanding $500, being a chattel mortgage which he holds upon her goods. She is unable to pay it, so he leaves, threatening to foreclose the mortgage. After the second visitor has left, Braham comes out of his hiding place, and bids the good woman doss-bye. While he is walking away he realizes that there is a $500 reward for his capture, and decides to give himself up to some good person who will return the money to the good widow who fed him. So he gives himself up to the parson, and in this way the good woman is able to pay off the chattel mortgage. She is overwhelmed with joy, and at once starts for the Governor's office to ask for his release. After the necessary proceedings, it is found that Braham is not guilty, and he is released. It is needless to say that he proposes to the good widow, who promptly accepts him. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Jul 4, 1911 (United States)

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5 cast members
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Charles Ogle
John Braham - falsely arrested John Braham - falsely arrested   See fewer
Miriam Nesbitt
Mrs. Helen Johnson Mrs. Helen Johnson   See fewer
Gladys Hulette
One of Mrs. Johnson's Daughters One of Mrs. Johnson's Daughters   See fewer
Edna May Weick
One of Mrs. Johnson's Daughters One of Mrs. Johnson's Daughters   See fewer
William West
The Minister The Minister   See fewer
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