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A Son's Devotion (1913)
Short | Drama, Short

A Son's Devotion (1913)

Short | Drama, Short

Eugene Hope, working in the same office with his son Robert, is an inveterate gambler, both in stocks and on the ponies. Crowded by his brokers for more margin, he in desperation steals $1,000 from the firm and plunges on "Peggy Ann," a ...See moreEugene Hope, working in the same office with his son Robert, is an inveterate gambler, both in stocks and on the ponies. Crowded by his brokers for more margin, he in desperation steals $1,000 from the firm and plunges on "Peggy Ann," a tip given him by a gambler who is running a crooked poolroom. The faithful son has tried to dissuade him from entering the poolroom, but to no use. The father discovers he has been robbed and attacks the gambler. The son breaks into the place just in time to prevent his father from being beaten by the gambler's friends. The loss at the bank is soon discovered and the Hopes are called on the carpet. The son shoulders the blame and is rushed off to prison. The father keeps the news from his wife, mortgages his house and secretly returns the lost money. The son is released; there is a joyous reunion and both return to work. Days pass and the old temptation returns to Hope. He dabbles in stocks, loses again. Worried and pressed on all sides and prevented from entering the poolrooms by his son, the father attempts to commit suicide. His little girl attempts to wrest the pistol from him and he is shot in the struggle. An officer is called and the son, believing that his mother has fired the shot, again shoulders the blame. While on the road to the station he tries to escape and is shot. He is recaptured in his own home and is again about to be taken away when the father, recovering consciousness, explains the situation. The shock is sufficient to bring a complete reformation to the father. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Alec B. Francis Eugene Hope Eugene Hope See fewer	Oliver Twist (1933)
Charles E. Davenport Robert - Eugene Hope's Son (as Charles Davenport) Robert - Eugene Hope's Son (as Charles Davenport) See fewer	Broken Barriers (1919)
Clara Horton Eugene Hope's Daughter Eugene Hope's Daughter See fewer	The Girl from Outside (1919)
Bert Starkey The Tout The Tout See fewer	The Dark Mirror (1920)