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Daniel (1913)
Short | 22 min | Short, Drama

Daniel (1913)

Short | 22 min | Short, Drama

In the third year of the reign of Jeholakim, king of Judah, the city of Jerusalem is besieged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, and Daniel is brought captive unto Babylon, with Shadrach, Meshac and Abednego, who were of the Children of ...See moreIn the third year of the reign of Jeholakim, king of Judah, the city of Jerusalem is besieged by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, and Daniel is brought captive unto Babylon, with Shadrach, Meshac and Abednego, who were of the Children of Israel. And unto Ashpenaz, the master of the eunuchs, the King commands that he should bring unto him from the captives of the prison, certain of the Children of Judah skillful in all wisdom and cunning in knowledge, to whom shall be taught the learning and tongue of the Chaldeans. Among those selected were Daniel, Shadrach, Meshac and.Abednego, who have ten times more understanding and wisdom than all the astrologers and magicians in the king's realm. Daniel has understanding in all visions and dreams, and is the only man in all the land of Chaldea who is able to make known and interpret unto King Nebuchadnezzar the dream which troubles his spirit. Then the King makes Daniel a great man, and his three brethren are made governors over the provinces of Babylon. But when they have risen to favor and Daniel sits in the gate of the king, jealous conspirators plot against the four Children of Israel and they cause the king to set up in Babylon a great, monstrous golden image, which all must worship at the sound of the music, or, on their refusal, they are to be cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. On the day when all the princesses, the governors, the captains, the judges, the treasurers, and counselors, the sheriffs, the rulers of the provinces and all the people are gathered together unto the dedication of the image, Daniel is away upon a mission, but Shadrach, Meshac and Abednego stand among the prostrate multitude and will not fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar, the king, had set up. The king, in his rage and fury commands the mighty men of his army to bind the three Jews and to cast them into the burning, fiery furnace. A phantom-like form, "like unto the Son of God," appears among the three that are cast in, and they walk in the midst of the fire and the flames harm them not. Then Nebuchadnezzar stands at the mouth of the burning, fiery furnace and calls unto Shadrach, Meshac and Abednego that they should come forth, and the king praises their God before all his people. After Nebuchadnezzar and Belchazzar, Darius is King of the Chaldeans and he sets over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes, and over them three presidents, of whom Daniel is the first. The princes render accounts unto the presidents, Daniel is a faithful servant unto the king, and he watches that the king suffers not any damage from the revenues which are rendered unto him. But the presidents and the princes are angered and they seek to find some fault against Daniel, but no error or fault can they find in him. But it so happens that near unto the king is a woman of great beauty and charm, and she is favored with the king's love. Unto her the princes go and they do bribe her to cause the king to sign a firm decree that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days save from the king, shall be cast into the lions' den. So this woman of great beauty and charm goes to the king when he is at a great banquet and she offers him goblets of fine wine. And when the king is overcome with the wine she holds the tablet of the decree before his eyes and he signs it without knowing of its contents. On the following day Daniel is found on his knees praying to his God and he is brought before the king. The king does not remember that he signed the decree and is sorrowful, and he would deliver Daniel from the princes, but they say unto him that his decree may not be changed, saying unto him, "Know O King, that the law of the Medes and the Persians is, that no decree or statute which the king establisheth, may be changed." Then Daniel is cast into the den of lions. And the lions are fierce and hungry, and when Daniel is thrown into their midst, they growl and show their great teeth, but soon they are quiet and gentle as little kittens, and they look up into Daniel's face with love. Daniel knows that his God has tamed the hungry lions and he lies down in their midst and sleeps. The next morning the king and all the princes come to the cage, and when the king sees that Daniel is delivered, he is glad and he commands that he should be brought out of the den. Then the king blesses Daniel, but for the men who accused him, he commands that they be cast unto the lions, and when they are cast in the lions devour their detail and break all their bones in pieces, and the people wonder and tremble at the power of the God of Israel. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Charles Kent Old Daniel Old Daniel See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Courtenay Foote Young Daniel Young Daniel See fewer	Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924)
L. Rogers Lytton King Darius King Darius See fewer	The Third Degree (1919)
Julia Swayne Gordon Queen Queen See fewer	My Lady's Slipper (1916)