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Rod of Wrath (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Rod of Wrath (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Wolf Erickson, captain of the "hell-ship" Ellen Miller, returns to port after a very successful voyage. On account of his terrible temper, he is greatly feared by his entire crew. Even his son, John, a lad of about ten years or so, is ...See moreWolf Erickson, captain of the "hell-ship" Ellen Miller, returns to port after a very successful voyage. On account of his terrible temper, he is greatly feared by his entire crew. Even his son, John, a lad of about ten years or so, is victim of his father's wrath. The son, however, has not inherited his father's hasty temper. In a boyish scrap John severely trounces the son of the ship's owner, who complains to the boy's father. Erickson thrashes his son with a rawhide whip. For this, Erickson's wife severely reprimands him. The brutal captain silences her and falls asleep. Ten years roll quickly by, and John, now grown up, calls at the home of Nell, his sweetheart, to take her to a dance at the Crescent Club. He still feels the weight of his father's stern hand, however, and it is only by stealth that he manages to keep his appointment. Furious at being disobeyed, John's father follows him to the dance, where he thrashes his son and sends him home. Sick at heart, John decides to leave his tyrannical father, and after three days' traveling reaches the city. He goes to a cheap hotel for lodging, and falls in with one of the denizens. This man is a member of a band of shanghaiers, who causes him to be drugged. Losing consciousness, he is carried to a ship lying in the harbor. A day later, he sleeps off the effects of the drug, and is horrified to be confronted by his father, for whose ship he has been shanghaied. His father instructs the mate to be as severe with his son as with any other member of the crew. The mate proceeds to carry out instructions, and soon a furious battle rages. John vanquishes the mate. Pursued by his father, John strikes him with a crowbar and jumps overboard in a desperate effort to escape. During the melee a lamp was overturned and soon a fire rages in the hold. Desperately the crew battle against the raging flames, but the fire gains steadily. From the shore John sees the crew escape from the doomed ship, which sinks to the bottom after a terrific explosion. John returns home to seek solace and sympathy at his mother's side. While his mother is ministering to his wounds his father returns. The captain suspects his son's presence. He enters John's room, followed by the anxious mother. During the scuffle that follows, John shoots at his father but kills his mother. With a start the father awakes and realizes that it was all a horrible nightmare. Deeply impressed by the vivid dream, he surprises both mother and son by declaring that never more would his hand be raised in anger. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Henry B. Walthall Erickson's Son Erickson's Son See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Eleanor Woodruff Erickson's Wife Erickson's Wife See fewer	The Perils of Pauline (1914)
M.O. Penn Wolf Erickson Wolf Erickson See fewer	The Ticket-of-Leave Man (I) (1914)

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