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The Greater Courage (II) (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

The Greater Courage (II) (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Gilbert and Lawrence Carthage are in love with Peggy Lorraine. George Duncan, a wealthy and unscrupulous bachelor, insults Peggy in Gilbert's presence. Being timid and retiring, he does nothing. This infuriates Peggy, who previously had ...See moreGilbert and Lawrence Carthage are in love with Peggy Lorraine. George Duncan, a wealthy and unscrupulous bachelor, insults Peggy in Gilbert's presence. Being timid and retiring, he does nothing. This infuriates Peggy, who previously had favored him, and she writes to Lawrence, a dashing, self-confident character, that she loves him. Stung by Peggy's taunts, Gilbert goes to Duncan's home to force an apology from him. Lawrence follows, bent on the same mission. In the quarrel Duncan is slain. Suspicion points to Gilbert. He refuses to make a statement, is tried by his own father. Judge Carthage, convicted and sentenced to prison. Later Lawrence leaves home and is shot in a saloon brawl. He sends for his father and Peggy and confesses that he killed Duncan and that Gilbert took the blame because he thought Peggy loved Lawrence. Lawrence dies and Peggy and the judge procure a pardon and present it to Gilbert at the prison. There the girl tells him she had always loved him and that she wrote Lawrence only out of pique. She tells him he is the man with the greater courage. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Bryant Washburn Gilbert Carthage Gilbert Carthage See fewer	Captain Midnight (1942)
Edna Mayo Peggy Lorraine Peggy Lorraine See fewer	Frauds (1915)
John Lorenz Lawrence Cathage Lawrence Cathage See fewer	The Man Trail (1915)
Thomas Commerford Judge Carthage Judge Carthage See fewer	The Ex-Convict (1913)
Sidney Ainsworth George Duncan (as Sydney Ainsworth) George Duncan (as Sydney Ainsworth) See fewer	Brown of Harvard (1918)
Louise Crolius Actress Actress See fewer	Henpecked Ike (1912)