The Midnight Visitor (1914)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1914-08-09
Director: Rupert Julian
Writers: N/A
Language: None | English
Stars: Rupert Julian , Elsie Jane Wilson , Joe King
Runtime: 10 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Midnight Visitor (United States of America) , The Midnight Visitor
Plot: Julian is a club man and fond of cards. His wife, about to become a mother, is making baby clothes. Julian tells her he is off for the club for a few hours. She begs him to remain at home as she feels nervous. Julian refuses to listen and goes. Several times during the game, he becomes preoccupied in thought, thoughts of his wife at home. In the meantime his wife calls excitedly for the maid. Back to the club; the hour is midnight, the players are leaving. Julian, a little tired, and worse for liquor, falls asleep with his head upon the table. Outside his wife's window a ruffian prowls. The wife is in bed. She hears a noise near the window. A coarse, evil face is pressed against the window pane. The wife shrieks and falls back on the bed, apparently lifeless. Julian wakes with the vision of his wife's terrified face before him. He hurries home. He is met by the doctor and maid, who inform him his wife is dead. The shock affects his mind and later he is seen seated in the garden with an attendant. He has a little baby's frock, which he has picked to shreds. A vision of his wife appears, beckoning him. He follows; she leads him through the woods, out to a precipice. He steps out. At the club Julian falls from his chair, he has had a bad nightmare. On arrival home he is met by the doctor and nurses. The doctor whispers in his ear. Julian walks on tip-toe to his wife's bedside. His wife is lying quietly with a new-born baby beside her. Julian falls on his knees and asks forgiveness.
IMDB:tt0329377