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In the Mesh of Her Hair (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

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In the Mesh of Her Hair (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Mrs. Forbes, a woman who lives for society and considers every one outside of it "impossible," writes her son, Harry, who dabbles in literary work, that the house party which she is giving on her house-boat is a success and that he will ...See moreMrs. Forbes, a woman who lives for society and considers every one outside of it "impossible," writes her son, Harry, who dabbles in literary work, that the house party which she is giving on her house-boat is a success and that he will find plenty of local color for his next book among the fisher folk nearby. As a postscript, she tells him that the wealthy and beautiful Evelyn Crane is one of the guests, and hints that she would make a desirable match. Harry, wearied of the hot city, responds to his mother's request in person. After a short time he finds the company on the house-boat wearisome and seeks the fishing village near at hand as a diversion. He is much interested when he finds a beautiful young girl studying her books outside of a fisherman's cottage, and enters into conversation with her. When he finds her intelligent and ambitious as well as beautiful, his interest is greatly increased, and he arouses in the girl a like interest in him. Tom Brooks, the young fisherman who was a boyhood companion of Hilda, is now the constant suitor of the girl, and he views the increasing intimacy of Hilda and young Forbes with jealous disapproval. Gradually, as the summer advances, he sees himself relegated more and more to the position of an old and valued friend rather than that of a possible husband. Finally he proposes and is told that she does not love him and could not marry him. Though he is heart-broken, he does not cease to be the faithful friend. In the meantime, Mrs. Forbes has learned of the growing intimacy of her son and the fisherman's daughter, and to put an end to it, has the house-boat moved. Hilda sees the boat go down the bay bearing the man to whom she has given her young heart. After days of longing and waiting, with no word from the absent Harry, she determines to end it all and let the ocean she loves blot out a life that has become unbearable to her. After writing farewell letters to her father and Harry, she rows out into the bay and then, lying in the bottom of the boat lets herself drift out to sea. Hours later the boat becomes caught in Tom's nets, and on visiting them he is astounded to find her there, unconscious. He takes her to his home, where his mother nurses her back to health. In the meantime, her distracted old father, finding her letter, goes to the city, thinking that perhaps she has followed young Forbes there. He goes to the Forbes house, and asking after Harry, is deceived by Mrs. Forbes into believing that her son is away from home. Harry, who really loves the girl, and believes that he has caused her death, has heard the tapping of her father's cane, but his mother tells him that he was mistaken and that old Hedges has not been there. Old recollections spring up in a flood and overwhelm him. He determines to go back to her and unknowingly takes the same steamer on which her father is returning. How the tap, tap, tap of her father's cane penetrates his half-crazed mind and prompts him to suicide, and how he is saved by the girl he deserted, make a strong ending to a splendid and well-played drama. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Irving Cummings Harry Forbes Harry Forbes See fewer	Curly Top (1935)
Eleanor Woodruff Hilda Hedges - the Fisherman's Daughter Hilda Hedges - the Fisherman's Daughter See fewer	The Perils of Pauline (1914)
Paul Panzer Tom Brooks - Hilda's Sweetheart Tom Brooks - Hilda's Sweetheart See fewer	The Black Book (1929)
Samuel Reid Old Hedges - Hilda's Father Old Hedges - Hilda's Father See fewer	In the Mesh of Her Hair (1914)
Florence Dye Mrs. Forbes - Harry's Mother Mrs. Forbes - Harry's Mother See fewer	The Scapegoat (1912)
Clare Rea Evelyn Crane Evelyn Crane See fewer	The Couple Next Door (1913)