The Inner Soul (1916)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1916-01-28
Director: Leon De La Mothe
Writers: F. McGrew Willis
Language: None | English
Stars: Jack Livingston , Constance Johnson , Malcolm Blevins , Ray Hanford
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Inner Soul (United States of America) , The Inner Soul
Plot: Nina Courtleigh, a society butterfly, is accepting the attentions of Louis Fisher, but when he proposes she tells him that if he wishes her friendship to continue he must cease all talk of marriage. Shortly after this Nina returns to the city. Fisher follows and after another proposal threatens to kill himself if she does not marry him. Nina merely laughs at him and Fisher shoots himself, but not fatally. Dr. Winston is attracted by the shot and with Claude Bayard, his friend, hurries to Nina's apartment, where he ministers to Fisher and has him carried to his own apartments. Claude makes Nina's acquaintance. While Winston is nursing Fisher back to health Claude and Nina fall in love with each other. Claude proposes, but she refuses. As Claude is leaving, however, Nina remembers what Fisher has told her, that the butterfly dies at the end of the summer and that the summer of her youth is fast waning. She calls Claude back and accepts him. After the honeymoon Nina cannot settle down to domestic happiness. They become somewhat estranged and Nina meets Fisher again and welcomes his attentions. Claude grows jealous, coming home and finding Fisher in the house he tries to throw him out and in a fight Fisher shoots him and persuades Nina to flee with him. They board a train and leave the city, but Nina now realizes she loves Claude and, leaving Fisher, she returns. In the meantime Winston has been summoned to attend Claude and just as he is removing him to the hospital for an operation Nina comes in. Winston tells her that she must leave the house forever and never see Claude again. At the hospital an operation takes place and Claude completely recovers except for the fact that his past is a blank to him. Trying to remember the past he becomes moody and Winston takes him out to a café in an attempt to cheer him up. Nina is here with a party of friends and sees Claude. All her old love reawakens and she resolves to win him back. She forces Winston to introduce her. Claude does not recognize her and immediately falls in love with her. After a brief courtship they are married again. Some days after the wedding Claude tells her that he is leaving to be gone several days on a business trip. Weeks pass. Winston comes to the house, and showing Nina a small vial of liquid, tells her that he has perfected an anaesthetic that will enable him to operate on Claude and restore his memory. Nina pleads with Winston, telling him that they are supremely happy and that if Claude recovers his memory he will cast her out. Winston is firm in his refusal, but Nina in desperation tears the vial from his hands and hurls it to the floor. Claude enters in time to witness this and asks for an explanation. Nina tells him that she has destroyed the only hope of restoring his memory. Winston departs and leaves them alone. Nina pleads for Claude's forgiveness and he tells her that when he was supposed to be away on a business trip he was operated upon and his memory was restored. Nina is terrified, but Claude reassures her and tells her that he knows the worth of her love and that their happiness will continue as it has.
IMDB:tt0374774