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The Mate of the Alden Bessie (1912)
Short | 12 min | Short, Drama

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The Mate of the Alden Bessie (1912)

Short | 12 min | Short, Drama

The captain of the "Alden Bessie" was a drunken tyrant who manhandled his men upon the slightest provocation, despite the pleadings of his daughter and the first mate who loved her in his rough way, but for whom she could feel only ...See moreThe captain of the "Alden Bessie" was a drunken tyrant who manhandled his men upon the slightest provocation, despite the pleadings of his daughter and the first mate who loved her in his rough way, but for whom she could feel only friendship. One night the crew killed him, and marooned the mate and the captain's daughter by sending them adrift in a small boat. Days passed upon the vast expanse of ocean, and their food was all gone and death near, when land was sighted and their boat was cast up on a coral reef, and they with difficulty made the shore. Fear of death was soon supplanted in the heart of the captain's daughter by fear of a man loving her all too well. The mate, seeing this and realizing the strength of his passion, decided to live on the side of the island, but as the months passed away his loneliness overcame him and he made his way to where she sat reading. He looked over her shoulder, and saw that she read the marriage service. At this he took heart and pressed his suit. They were destined never to leave this island, so why not read the service together and so marry? After much hesitation she agreed to this and they stood hand in hand when looking up she saw a ship on the horizon, and their signal of fire being seen, they were soon aboard and their troubles ended. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Clark The Ship's Captain The Ship's Captain See fewer	The Light of Western Stars (1918)
Bessie Eyton The Captain's Daughter The Captain's Daughter See fewer	The Girl of Gold (1925)
Hobart Bosworth The First Mate The First Mate See fewer	The Sea Wolf (1913)
Tom Santschi The 'Sea Lawyer' (as Thomas Santschi) The 'Sea Lawyer' (as Thomas Santschi) See fewer	King of the Wild (1931)
Frank Opperman The Man at the Wheel The Man at the Wheel See fewer	During the Round-Up (1913)
Betty Harte Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed) Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed) See fewer	The 'Epidemic' in Paradise Gulch (1912)