Reaping the Whirlwind (1912)

movie

Country: N/A
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1912-06-26
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: None | English
Stars: Jack Conway , Eugenie Forde
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Reaping the Whirlwind (United States of America) , Reaping the Whirlwind
Plot: Tom Ainslee has a charming wife and a dear little baby. Still he is a discontented husband, only too ready to see as much as possible of Nina Harrington, the flirtatious wife of kind-hearted, good-natured Jim Harrington, who had but recently arrived in the West and rented a cozy shack near the Ainslees. Of course, the inevitable happens; Martha Ainslee comes into a room unexpectedly and discovers her husband embracing his neighbor's wife. As soon as the woman goes, Martha pleads with her husband, but to no avail, for no sooner is his wife's back turned, than he follows Nina and again tells her of his love. Martha, when she discovers his absence, takes the baby and follows him. This time she pleads with Nina, who merely laughs at her misery and turns gaily away. The next day, as soon as Tom leaves the house to meet Nina, which fact Martha has learned from a note which she had deftly extracted from her husband's pocket, Martha takes her rifle and follows Tom. From the other side, Jim, who had the day before witnessed Martha pleading with his wife, carefully loads his revolver and keeps Nina in sight. Martha is taking careful aim when Jim comes upon them with his revolver. Quickly Nina springs before Tom, pleading with her husband not to shoot. Tom endeavors to run and it was this which decides Jim, the other man is not worth shooting; so commanding them to go, the outraged husband returns to pack his belongings and leave forever. No sooner is Nina's husband out of sight, than Nina upbraids Tom for running. Tom, feeling assured of Martha, frankly tells Nina that she means nothing to him and returns home to find, instead of the patient Martha, this note pinned to the door: "Tom, It is all over between us. I have taken the baby and gone, forever. Martha."
IMDB:tt1204136