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  • Faithful Unto Death (I) (1912)
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Faithful Unto Death (I) (1912)
Short | Short, Drama
Assigned to duty in India, Colonel Maxim is living there with his family. Obliged to take a short journey, Gurlah Khan, his native servant, is taken sick. The Colonel dismounts from his elephant and makes Gurlah take his place. He is ...See moreAssigned to duty in India, Colonel Maxim is living there with his family. Obliged to take a short journey, Gurlah Khan, his native servant, is taken sick. The Colonel dismounts from his elephant and makes Gurlah take his place. He is hurried home where the servant is carefully nursed by the Colonel's wife and daughter. A rebellion breaks out among the Sepoys in the Herut District, and all the inmates of the British post are massacred. Some of the natives hasten to Colonel Maxim's headquarters and notify their fellows of the victory they attained over the British. They tell Gurlah and he pretends to be in sympathy with them, telling them he will rob the family and join the rebels as soon as possible. Lieutenant Wilson, who has escaped the massacre of the English garrison, comes to warn Colonel Maxim of the uprising. Gurlah Khan, in gratitude for their kindness to him, tells the family to do as he instructs and he will save them. He takes their jewels and places them in a small bag and then tells them to escape to the attic. He joins the Sepoys, who insist upon entering the house and killing its inmates. They enter and find it empty. They then set fire to it, notwithstanding Gurlah's protest. In order to carry out the plot, the grateful servant flees with the two rascals. When the house is in flames, the elephants go to Colonel Maxim's rescue and lift the family one after the other from the attic. Lieutenant Wilson writes a note to the Commanding General of the English troops at another garrison and attaches it to the ear of one of the elephants, and sends him with it to notify the English soldiers of their danger. In the meantime, Gurlah Khan returns and tells Colonel Maxim to escape to the Sacred Temple where they will be safe. He leads them into the house, closing the door, and places his arm through the large staples, thus barring entrance to the clamoring pursuers on the outside. Unable to hold out longer, Gurlah Khan lapses into unconsciousness, just as the British, who have received the message by the elephant, enter the door, after repelling the besiegers. Colonel Maxim supports Gurlah from the door and tenderly places him on the floor, Mrs. Maxim and her daughters kneeling at his side. He hands them the bag of jewels which he has saved and with a parting word of gratitude, expires. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Oct 25, 1912
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Oct 25, 1912 (United States)

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Gurlah Khan Gurlah Khan   See fewer
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