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Jean, the Faithful
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Augusta Anderson [Odette], Herbert Barrington [Pierre], Charles Perley [Jean], Madge Kirby [Pierre’s sweetheart], Robert Nolan [the eye specialist]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 24 April 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Odette, the lacemaker, preferred Pierre above all her suitors. Jean, hopelessly in love with her, kept his bitter secret to himself. When Odette’s sight began to fail, through bending too closely above the lace, a pang shot through him at the thought of those lovely eyes dimmed forever. Pierre showed his real character when his sweetheart became totally blind. He soon found another bright-eyed maiden and ceased to visit Odette. Jean, bringing his little gifts of the wild flowers she loved, was startled one day when she called him Pierre. Her mother begged him to keep up the deception. He heard the doctor say that the great specialist might restore his darling’s sight, no one else. So he took his savings and went to the famous man. After an examination the specialist gave hope that Odette might see again. The day came when she saw, and Jean dared not go near her. But she learned the truth on seeing Pierre with his sweetheart among the flowers. Then Pierre came back, and would have wooed her again, but she disdained his shallow pretenses and turned to the faithful Jean.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 30 December 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
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