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Two brothers go down to the sea beach to fish; the sea leaps grandly over the great boulders as they search for the crustaceans that cling in the nooks and crannies. An unusual object ... See full summary

Two brothers go down to the sea beach to fish; the sea leaps grandly over the great boulders as they search for the crustaceans that cling in the nooks and crannies. An unusual object attracts their attention, and they fish up from beneath the water an iron box, which, when shaken, sounds as though it contained gold. Their humble, though useful, occupation is quickly forgotten, and the brothers hasten away to a quiet spot to examine their "find." When forced open the box is found to contain gold pieces, and a valuable pearl necklace. A division of the spoil is made, each man greedily anxious lest the other should get more than his share. They part, but the elder brother remains, and the look of malevolent cunning he casts after the other man is not good to see. Evil intent is in that covetous glance. As he sits there drinking, and turning over black thoughts in his mind, he falls asleep. In a dream of fearful vividness, he finds himself creeping through the moonlight to his brother's ...

Original French title is undetermined.

Released in the US as a split reel along with the documentary Wood Carving in the Tyrol (1911).