The Strength o’ Ten (1914)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1914-12-02
Director: Tom Ricketts
Writers: Clarence J. Harris
Language: None | English
Stars: William Garwood , Vivian Rich , Jack Richardson , Perry Banks , Harry von Meter , Louise Lester , King Clark , Edith Borella , B. Reeves Eason
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Strength o' Ten (United States of America) , The Strength o' Ten
Plot: Betty, a vivacious girl of the hills, is courted by all the boys. But her unhappy home life with a drunken father leads her to try out everyone of her admirers, and if a young man drinks she rejects him. Elick almost comes up to Betty's standard. But on a day when Elick yields to temptation, Betty finds him at daybreak, helpless to rescue her father who has fallen into a deep gully. Seeing his unsteady hands and twitching face, she shrinks away from Elick, while Jep, a young stranger, arriving on the scene just then, lifts her father on his strong shoulders, and with resolute step caries him home, thus winning Betty's admiration. Later Betty puts Jep to the same test as the others, but though she leads him to believe that she is in love with Elick, Jep does not drink even to drown his disappointment. The boys pick a fight with their new rival, of whom they all are jealous. But Jep easily handles the half-tipsy gang, proving himself an Orlando and a Sir Galahad in one. Betty joyfully consents to marry him.
IMDB:tt0804336