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The Open Road (1912)
Short | Short, Drama

The Open Road (1912)

Short | Short, Drama

Peggy Dodge and Billy Martin are in love with each other, and both are content with their lot until the breath of the city is wafted upon Billy Martin, in the form of his old friend, Fred Dunn, who visits him, in company with his stylish ...See morePeggy Dodge and Billy Martin are in love with each other, and both are content with their lot until the breath of the city is wafted upon Billy Martin, in the form of his old friend, Fred Dunn, who visits him, in company with his stylish sister. The sister Jean takes a fancy to Billy and asks him to come to the city, which he does, leaving his sweetheart of the farm alone. Daily she goes about her tasks, but misses her sweetheart more and more. Every morning he was accustomed to meet her at the big gate, which he opened for her as she drove her oxen to the fields. Every evening he would meet her and together they would drive home and share the evening meal. Billy soon tires of city life, however, and one day decides to give up the hustle of the city and return to his farm and his sweetheart. This he does, creeping up to his old bedroom one night, and exchanging his beautifully cut tailor-made clothes for the homespun of the farm. This done, he creeps down to the same gate at which he was wont to meet Peggy, and as she starts to open the gate all alone he leaps from his hiding place, faces her and asks her forgiveness. In a moment they are in each other's arms. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Smith Darius B. Dodge Darius B. Dodge See fewer	A Strange Disappearance (1915)
Vivian Prescott Peggy Dodge, Darius' Daughter Peggy Dodge, Darius' Daughter See fewer	A Message from the Moon (1912)
William Welsh Seth Martin Seth Martin See fewer	The Bull's Eye (1917)
William E. Shay Billy Martin, Seth's Son Billy Martin, Seth's Son See fewer	Robespierre (1913)