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The Return of John Gray (1912)
Short | Drama, Short

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The Return of John Gray (1912)

Short | Drama, Short

John Gray is happily married and is idolized by his wife and little girl. His so-called friends get him interested in stock gambling, and it is not long before he is on the verge of bankruptcy. To save himself, he steals the firm's funds; ...See moreJohn Gray is happily married and is idolized by his wife and little girl. His so-called friends get him interested in stock gambling, and it is not long before he is on the verge of bankruptcy. To save himself, he steals the firm's funds; losing them as well, he shows his weak streak by decamping. He leaves his coat and hat on the riverbank; when the defalcation is discovered, the coat is also found. The police's obvious conclusion is that he has left town, although his wife, wrapped up in her love and respect for him, refuses to believe that he has either stolen or run away. Later she comes in for a large inheritance and continues the search for her husband, but to no avail. Fifteen years later she is welcoming her daughter's fiancé and bidding them goodbye as they leave the house for an auto ride. A tramp bumps into them and the daughter draws back from him in disgust. Recognizing her mother as his wife, Gray, now a drunken bum, steals away into the shadows. Later he enters the house, and is found stealing the silverware in the dining room. In the moment of recognition the woman's long-cherished ideals are shattered. Just then they hear the daughter and her fiancé returning. Realizing that his daughter is to marry a wealthy man, Gray sees a chance of blackmail, but his wife is ahead of him and prevents his going into the parlor where they are. Instead she holds him to listen to her daughter showing her fiancé a portrait of Gray, telling him what a good man he was. Gray breaks down and leaves, determining to make a man of himself, and one day return to claim his own. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Henry B. Walthall John Gray John Gray See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Jane Fearnley Mrs. John Gray Mrs. John Gray See fewer	The Black Stork (1917)
Rosanna Logan Gray's Daughter as a Child (as Baby Rosanna) Gray's Daughter as a Child (as Baby Rosanna) See fewer	Under the Gaslight (1914)
Gertrude Robinson Gray's Daughter as an Adult Gray's Daughter as an Adult See fewer	The Feud and the Turkey (1908)
Arthur V. Johnson Gray's Daughter's Rich Sweetheart Gray's Daughter's Rich Sweetheart See fewer	The Beloved Adventurer (1914)