The Law’s Decree (1914) Assista Online Gratis

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• 1914
• Crime
• Florence Lawrence
• Joseph Singleton
• Matt Moore

Before Flo has served her time behind cold bars she is notified that she has fallen heir to her uncle's fortune. Her mother had died in the meantime, and that has left a dark scar on the child's soul. But imagine the gleam of hope that lighted up her eyes as she received this news. She had spent long nights wondering what was going to become of her when she was out, wondering if there was anything better than the oily waters of the river. True, she could not call her mother back, but she had something to turn to when released now. But how little she understood the world, the face of scorn it is wont to turn upon those who have been pointed out as bad. The lawyer proved to be kind. Flo came into the money. To carry the kindness further, the lawyer arranged a reception for her, to which he invited a clientele of friends. Flo enters into the scheme whole-heartedly, anxious for the opportunity to retrieve her good name and re-establish herself among decent people. And here enters the most tragic note of the play. Flo's joy is suddenly shattered; her hopes are broken. One of the guests present is the same lady who h.id her purse stolen by Flo's mother. This woman knows little of the milk of human kindness: she immediately discloses Flo's identity and the poor girl is left alone. Flo, embittered, decides that death is the best thing. She is prevented in her act, however, at the last moment by a burglar, a young fellow who enters the house to escape the pursuing police. Flo hides him and then listens to his story. She gives him a chance to fight his way out of the evil conditions that have crowded him down. The fellow makes good. He enters the lawyer's office and in time becomes a lawyer himself and in time we find these two, both purified by sorrowing experiences, loving each other. We leave them, planning the great event, their marriage.