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The Light in the Window (1913)
Short | 20 min | Short, Drama

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The Light in the Window (1913)

Short | 20 min | Short, Drama

Mr. and Mrs. Haley are old fashioned Southerners, who believe in whipping their slaves when they disobey. Their little son, Richard, does not believe in the constant chastisement. He is particularly hurt when his pal, old Mose, is beaten. ...See moreMr. and Mrs. Haley are old fashioned Southerners, who believe in whipping their slaves when they disobey. Their little son, Richard, does not believe in the constant chastisement. He is particularly hurt when his pal, old Mose, is beaten. A crisis arrives when Mose is terribly whipped by his mother and also by his father, and is turned over to an overseer who brutally punishes the darkey. Just previously to this Richard had been ordered by his father to whip the slave himself, and was punished for not doing so. The unjustness of the punishment and the brutality of the whole proceedings determine Richard to run away from home, and he does this, telling Mose that he is going North where he will not have to beat slaves. His mother's grief is terrible and it increases her enmity towards the North to an insane degree. She constantly looks for the coming of her beloved boy and each night she lights the lamp and places it in the window, and ever watches and waits. Fort Sumter is fired upon. Haley enlists in the Confederate army and is assigned to the duties of a spy. He works Northward. Richard joins the Union army and is appointed to a lieutenancy. He is sent South. One day when he has obtained some valuable information by spying from the vantage point of a tree. Haley crosses the road in time to hide from some fast-approaching cavalrymen. One of the mounted men notes the new tracks, and Lieutenant Haley, resorting to a clever ruse, succeeds in capturing Haley and marches him to camp. Haley recognizes his son, Richard, the likeness being accentuated by a scar on his forehead, the same scar caused by the scythe and his own carelessness which was charged up against poor Mose. Haley's papers are taken and rather than have his son responsible for his death (who is ignorant of his father's identity) he suddenly knocks a man down and mounting a horse endeavors to make good his escape. He does not get far, for a bullet stops his career and mercifully ends his troubles for all time. Richard, going over the papers found in Haley's person recognizes the address on an envelope. An officer hands him a letter which is from his mother to Haley and which tells him to look out for their dear son and to tell him the light is in the window for him every night. Richard is informed that the escaped man is dead; he staggers to his father's body and grief takes hold of him. That night while sitting over the campfire in an agony of grief, Richard determines to go to his mother. He obtains a furlough and succeeds in getting near to his old home, when he sees a party of Confederates go to the house. He watches, not daring to show himself. One of the Confederates gives Mrs. Haley the message that tells her of the death of her husband, and one passion remains with her, the desire to see the Northerners exterminated. The Confederates all leave the house and Richard stealthily crawls towards his home, his heart filled with a desire to comfort this poor woman, his mother. Mrs. Haley sees the Unionist creeping nearer. Her face lights with a fierce triumph. She gets her gun. Old Mose tries to stop her, but too late, for she shoots and Richard falls. Old Mose runs out and discovers the dead man to be his young master but does not disclose his identity to the mother. Mrs. Haley waits till dusk. She lights the lamp and places it in the window, and sits and waits and waits for her son who will never answer the beacon's call this side of Paradise. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
William Clifford Mr. Haley Mr. Haley See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
Grace Cunard Mrs. Haley Mrs. Haley See fewer	The Twins' Double (1914)
Ray Myers Richard Haley - the Son (as an adult) Richard Haley - the Son (as an adult) See fewer	The Light in the Window (1910)
Marion Emmons Richard Haley - the Son (as a child) Richard Haley - the Son (as a child) See fewer	Indian Blood (1914)