For Her Sister’s Sake (1913)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1913-08-11
Director: Edmund Lawrence
Writers: N/A
Language: None | English
Stars: Alice Joyce , Tom Moore , Ethel Phillips , Richard Purdon
Runtime: 11 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: For Her Sister's Sake (United States of America) , For Her Sister's Sake
Plot: When May Morely leaves for college her elder sister Margaret stays at home with their father. Morely is delighted when John Coates, a rising young artist, visits him for a week and is further pleased when Margaret and Coates become engaged. They are together constantly and the days slip by almost unnoticed, but at last Coates has to leave on a sketching trip. He meets May on his journey and they become attached. She is unaware of his identity, however, and he of hers. The girl is very young and is thrilled by their unconventional little visits. The artist discovers that his feeling for Margaret was only infatuation, while he is deeply in love with May. He finds that this cannot go on forever and leaves suddenly, sending a message to May telling her why he has no right to be with her. The girl is heartbroken and returns home for her vacation. Coates goes back to the house and finds to his dismay that the little girl he met on his journey is none other than his fiancée's sister. Margaret sees that her sister is in love with Coates and plans a noble sacrifice. The artist finds an empty canoe one evening with Margaret's hat in it. A year passes. Coates returns as May finds a message from her sister requesting that she marry the artist. They are married. Many months later the little family sits about the fireplace when the door opens and Margaret, radiantly beautiful, comes in and they realize the depth of her sacrifice.
IMDB:tt0233742