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Jack Seward, a well-known barrister, is a widower living with his daughter Colette, who unfortunately suffers with an affliction of the eyes. The barrister during the course of business ... See full summary
Jack Seward, a well-known barrister, is a widower living with his daughter Colette, who unfortunately suffers with an affliction of the eyes. The barrister during the course of business meets with a pretty actress, with whom he falls in love, and arranges a meeting in the park for the next day. His daughter's affliction has got worse, necessitating a visit to the specialist, who advises an immediate operation. The operation is performed and proves successful. Meanwhile Jack's suit has progressed satisfactorily, and the actress becomes his promised wife. During a visit to the house the actress is introduced to Colette as her new stepmother, and the child's grief at the news is very distressing. She caresses the painting of her mother, rushes off with it and deposits it in her bedroom. Later she suffers a relapse and the specialist when called in states that the acidity of her tears will eventually lead to complete blindness, the only remedy being to remove the cause of the trouble. The...

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    • Author: Malalrajas
    A picture of French people of culture and means; it aims at pathos and has much to commend it. The thread of the story is kept clear. A widower has fallen in love with a pretty woman; the leaders "refer to her as an actress, but she might have been just a woman, any woman. The widower's very little daughter for whom he has a tender affection, is afflicted with eye trouble. At first he keeps his new secret from her; but after an operation has relieved her eyes, he introduces her to her new mother-to-be. The child rebels. They find that her eyes are growing bad again. The doctor says it's the salt of the tears. To save the child's sight, the actress makes "the supreme sacrifice." It is a very pretty, poetic picture to which careful management and good acting give much human atmosphere. It is effective as all its minor good qualities can possibly make it; but it doesn't convince us enough to get really across into emotion. We fail to believe it and fail to get the poignant impression that we should get. The photography is of course perfect. - The Moving Picture World, August 24, 1912
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