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  • The Rugged Coast (1913)
  • Short | 27 min | Short, Drama
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The Rugged Coast (1913)
Short | 27 min | Short, Drama
Dora and Dave are sweethearts. Dora is loved by Tom, who proposes marriage to Dora only to be met by a refusal. He sees a love scene between Dora and Dave and is embittered against his old friend. A messenger gives Captain Hawkins a sum of...See moreDora and Dave are sweethearts. Dora is loved by Tom, who proposes marriage to Dora only to be met by a refusal. He sees a love scene between Dora and Dave and is embittered against his old friend. A messenger gives Captain Hawkins a sum of money to pay off his crew and he places it in a pocket of his coat. He goes to pay the men and finds he has not the coat, and sends Dave to his house to get it. He has previously forbidden Dora to receive the attention of Dave and he singles him out of the party in order to humiliate him in the eyes of his other fishermen. Dave goes to the house, secures the coat, and on the way to the dock he shifts the coat about, and the bag containing the money falls out of the pocket. It is found by a simple-minded Gabe, a fool of the village, who hurries away. Dave gives the coat to the captain, who searches in the pockets for the wallet. He cannot find it and he accuses Dave of having stolen the money. Dave protests his innocence. Tom, who is standing near, suggests he submit to the search. Dave refuses to be searched, but knowing the violent temper of the captain, and that appearances are against him, he submits. The captain and Tom search him but do not find the money. They decide that he has hidden it and let him go and follow him to find the hiding place. The captain, on his way, is met by Dora, who sees that his actions are strange and she connects Dave with his angry mood. She meets two sailors after leaving the captain and is told that Dave has left the village in his dory and has been accused of stealing her father's money. Almost crazed with grief and anxiety she runs down to the beach just after the boat of Dave has been capsized and she finds the waves buffeting it into the shore. The captain, in the meantime, going to relieve the anxiety of the men discovers the simple Gabe playing with the wallet. Rushing to him he takes it from him in a rage and realizes that he has accused an innocent man of theft. In the distance sees Dora helping Dave along the rocks, and roughly hauling Gabe with him, he goes to Dave and humbly asks forgiveness, showing the recovered wallet. Big-hearted Dave is only too anxious to forgive, and seeing his chance, loses no time in asking for the hand of Dora. With the captain's consent comes a happy homecoming and ending to the unfortunate interim, and Dave and his sweetheart can now look the whole world in the face. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Edwin August
Producer
Pat Powers
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Updated Jan 31, 1913
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Jan 31, 1913 (United States)

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