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The Double Life (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Double Life (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Cora Tracey, proprietor of a gambling resort in the city, has one touch of softness in her nature, her love for Alice, her young daughter, who she keeps in the country, in ignorance of her real life. Cora visits her secretly, and is ...See moreCora Tracey, proprietor of a gambling resort in the city, has one touch of softness in her nature, her love for Alice, her young daughter, who she keeps in the country, in ignorance of her real life. Cora visits her secretly, and is bullied by her partner, Hollister, to tell where she goes. Alice meets David Richie, a country boy, and they become attached to each other. Hollister traces Cora and forces himself upon mother and daughter. Cora objects to Hollister's admiration for Alice. David arrives in the city to purchase his mother a present and is decoyed to Cora's. He is fleeced and ejected by Hollister and Cora. Hollister later motors out to see Alice and on the pretext of visiting her mother he takes her to the city. David sees the departure, recognizes Hollister and follows to protect Alice. Hollister takes the girl to a private room and telephones Cora, asking if he may marry Alice. Cora scornfully ridicules the idea, and Hollister, enraged, embraces Alice, who screams, and Hollister drags her to the telephone, forcing her head close to the transmitter. At the other end of the wire Cora hears her daughter's cries. Alice releases herself and hurls the telephone in Hollister's face. She implores him to take her to her mother. Hollister resolves to play his trump card. He hurries Alice to the gambling house. David attempts to bar their entrance. Hollister flings the boy aside and takes Alice in. Alice recognizes her mother as the proprietor. She rushes to her and they embrace. Cora is begging Alice not to cast her off when the policemen, informed by David, raid the place. Hollister switches off the lights and hurries Alice through an underground passage. Cora misses the two and fears the worst. She starts in pursuit, followed by Davis. Cora overtakes Hollister and attacks him. Hollister is choking her to death, heedless of Alice's screams, when the policemen and David tear Cora from him. Hollister is arrested, as is Cora. Alice flings herself into her mother's arms. Cora makes her supreme sacrifice, "I lied to you; there is no tie between us." At dawn David and Alice, back in the country, point to the rising sun as an omen of their future. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Harry Myers Hollister - the Gambling Casino Proprietor Hollister - the Gambling Casino Proprietor See fewer	City Lights (1931)
Rosemary Theby Cora Tracey - the Mother Cora Tracey - the Mother See fewer	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1921)
Anna Luther Alice Tracey - the Daughter Alice Tracey - the Daughter See fewer	The Beast (1916)
Harry Wilgus David Richie - Alice's Sweetheart David Richie - Alice's Sweetheart See fewer	The Man with a Future (1914)
James B. Ross The Captain The Captain See fewer	The Swamp Fox (1914)
Beatrice Inman Miss Finch Miss Finch See fewer	The Double Life (1914)