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Life, Love and Liberty
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Bertram Bracken
Cast: Henry King [Salvador Morelos], Velma Whitman [Isabella Morelos], Romaine Fielding [Governor Manuel Querto], Ray Gallagher, Henry Stanley
Lubin Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Siegmund Lubin. / Released 12 December 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Not the same as Love, Life and Liberty (1913).
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Manuel Querto, federal governor of Puebla, Mexico, is secretly in sympathy with the struggle of the peon class for freedom. He dares not show this feeling, however. The governor is engaged to marry Isabella Morelos, daughter of Salvitor Morelos, a wealthy old Mexican, who openly befriends the downtrodden. Morelos has a son, Felix, who is a fiery supporter of the revolutionists. Querto’s wedding day arrives. The guests gather in the church, the bride, Isabella, and her father arriving early. As Querto is about to leave the palace for the church the captain of police arrives with an important sealed message from the president of Mexico. Querto opens the envelope, which contains two enclosures, one a letter, the other a warrant of arrest. The letter, which the governor reads, instructs Querto to have the person whose name appears in the enclosed warrant arrested at once and executed. Querto, in a great hurry, does not open the warrant, but hands it to the captain, with instructions to serve at once. The captain opens the warrant and finds that it calls for the arrest of Morelos, Isabella’s father. The captain attempts to tell Querto of the nature of the warrant, but the governor turns on the officer with a reprimand, telling him to carry out his orders without question. Morelos is arrested at the church and taken to prison. A few minutes later Querto and his staff enter the church, to find his bride-to-be in tears and her brother in a storm of rebellious passion. Querto is astounded at the arrest of Morelos, but is in no position to do anything, as the old man is already in prison. Isabella scornfully turns from Querto and Felix tries to attack the governor. Returned to his palace, the governor is in a quandary. He dare not openly release Morelos, As a desperate stroke, Querto disguises himself as a prison guard and releases Morelos and conceals the old man in his palace. Next morning Felix incites a mob against Querto and also persuades Isabella to go to the palace and under guise of parley stab the governor. The girl goes to Querto’s office and before the governor can tell her that her father is safe, the mob gathers at the front of the palace. Querto bravely makes for the balcony to face the mob. As Isabella starts to creep after Querto with her upraised dagger, she sees her father entering from another room. There is an affecting scene between father and daughter as the governor steps out on the balcony, not knowing that Morelos has entered the room behind him. A telegram announcing the success of the revolution and a new president in the chair arrives just in time to save Querto from the fury of the mob. Isabella and the governor are reconciled under the banner of liberty.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 22 December 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
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