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His Lesson
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by George Siegmann
Cast: George Siegmann [‘Bat’ Murray], Billie West [Mamie, Bat’s sweetheart], Vester Perry (Vester Pegg) [‘Jimmie the Dip’], Olga Gray (Olga Grey) [Dorothy Vernon], Fred Burns, Lucille Browne, Walter Long, [?] G.W. Bitzer? [a man in the mob scene], [?] Christy Cabanne? [a man in the mob scene], [?] Jack Conway? [a man in the mob scene], [?] Edward Dillon? [a man in the mob scene], [?] Dorothy Gish? [a woman in the mob scene], [?] Lillian Gish? [a woman in the mob scene], [?] Irene Hunt? [a woman in the mob scene], [?] Fred Kelsey? [a man in the mob scene], [?] Mae Marsh? [a woman in the mob scene], [?] John B. O’Brien? [a man in the mob scene], [?] Fay Tincher? [a woman in the mob scene], [?] Frank E. Woods? [a man in the mob scene]
The Majestic Motion Picture Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Released 5 January 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? “Bat” Murray, Boss of the 7th ward, meets Dorothy Randall, a banker’s daughter and settlement worker. She urges him to better his condition. He mistakes her interest for something else and determines to make himself worthy of her. His neglect of his sweetheart, Mamie, causes her many heartaches, but she holds aloof to give him his opportunity. “Bat” attends Dorothy’s school and is later elected councilman. He moves uptown to be nearer Dorothy. Later he runs for the legislature. His manager tells him the boys of “the 7th” are against him for his highbrow ideas. To regain his prestige “Bat” plans a grand ball and invites Dorothy. A longing to see “Bat” causes Mamie to accept the invitation of “Jimmy the Dip,” a questionable character. At the ball “Bat” disapproves of Mamie’s escort. She ignores him. A fire starts. “Bat” gets Dorothy out. Mamie loses a borrowed fan in the crush and is abandoned by Jimmy when she returns for it. She is overcome by the smoke and faints. “Bat”; learns from Jimmy that Mamie is still in the building. He rescues her, but is badly burned in doing so. In the weary days following, in the hospital, it is Mamie who sits by his bedside. Dorothy sends flowers. The hope expressed by Dorothy in a letter that he will recover in time to attend her wedding is the final thing needed to make “Bat” realize where his love belongs.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 26 January 2025.
References: Website-IMDb.
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