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  • The District Attorney's Brother (1914)
  • Short | 20 min | Short, Drama
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The District Attorney's Brother (1914)
Short | 20 min | Short, Drama
Frank and Jack are twin brothers in college. Frank is a hardworking student while Jack is a college sport. Through trickery on Jack's part, he steals Frank's examination papers, and thus passes his final examinations with high honors. ...See moreFrank and Jack are twin brothers in college. Frank is a hardworking student while Jack is a college sport. Through trickery on Jack's part, he steals Frank's examination papers, and thus passes his final examinations with high honors. Frank leaves college in disgrace, having failed in his examinations through his brother's deceit. Jack thereupon wins the love of the girl in whom his brother was also interested. They marry and Frank starts to go downhill. In after years, Jack is elected district attorney through the assistance of his brother, Frank, who prepares all his speeches and engineers his campaign. As in days past, Jack shows his ungratefulness and neglects his brother. Discouraged. Frank joins a gang of thieves, and is caught when committing a robbery. His brother, Jack, sends him up despite the pleadings of his wife. At the time of Frank's release from prison the district attorney is handling the most important case of his career. The night before the case comes to trial Jack calls on his brother for aid, and the latter takes up the work, while Jack, the district attorney, carouses in a room in the same building. Frank works all night and falls asleep, Jack becoming heavily intoxicated. When Frank awakens he finds his brother in no condition to attend court, so he pleads the case and wins it. Jack's wife recognizes the difference between Frank and her husband, but is not certain. She meets Frank outside of the court and takes him home with her. He falls asleep from exhaustion. Jack, meantime, awakes from his drunken stupor and gets into a drunken brawl, in which he is killed. His widow reads the news of her husband's death and at the close of the story realizes that she loves Frank as she had in the early days. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Francis Ford
Writer
Grace Cunard (scenario)
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Updated Dec 8, 1914
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Dec 8, 1914 (United States)

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Francis Ford
Frank - the District Attorney Frank - the District Attorney   See fewer
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Grace Cunard
The Widow The Widow   See fewer
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John Ford
Jack - Frank's Twin Brother (as Jack Ford) Jack - Frank's Twin Brother (as Jack Ford)   See fewer
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