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The Upward Way (1913)
Short | Short, Drama

The Upward Way (1913)

Short | Short, Drama

Joe was a convict. Because his mother was dying and because the long strike had robbed him of the little he had saved, Joe stole food. The food came too late to save his mother. She died and he went to prison. When he had served his term ...See moreJoe was a convict. Because his mother was dying and because the long strike had robbed him of the little he had saved, Joe stole food. The food came too late to save his mother. She died and he went to prison. When he had served his term he came out of prison with a firm resolution that his life thenceforward should be above reproach. But unfortunately, the way is not easy for an ex-convict. Once he lost his chance to get work because a policeman recognized him and once again because he was accosted by one of his jail companions. At last, when there seemed to be nothing before him but death or a relapse into crime, Providence sent him to the gate of a minister in a country town. The minister was a kind man and gladly gave the sad- faced wanderer a helping hand without questioning him about his antecedents. By hard, faithful work Joe succeeded in raising himself from the place of a mere recipient of charity to a position as the minister's private secretary, and he gradually won his way into the heart of the minister's only daughter. One day a man called upon the minister, whom the horrified Joe recognized as his former cellmate. The man, Bill Haskell, had interested the minister in some worthless mining property and the simple-hearted minister was on the point of signing the papers. Haskell and his sister met Joe outside the town. The man warned him to keep silent if he did not wish his past life to be exposed. Joe pleaded with him, but Haskell, despite the intercession of his sister on Joe's behalf, remained obdurate. Unknown to any of them the minister's daughter had overheard the conversation between the two criminals and her lover. She was shocked at the disclosure of his past life and her heart bled for him in his present difficulty and temptation. On that same afternoon the minister's daughter stood in her father's study and watched Joe fighting his silent battle as Haskell prepared the papers for the minister's signature. Joe won his fight, denounced the swindler, told the story of his past life and turned sadly away; bat the minister's daughter ran after him, and when he turned and saw the light in her face he knew that all the clouds and doubt lay behind him forever. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Barry O'Moore Actor Actor See fewer	Frederick the Great (1914)
Lizzie Conway Actress Actress See fewer	Lena Rivers (I) (1914)
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