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Her Three Mothers
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Three reels
Directed by Charles Giblyn
Cast: Agnes Vernon [Carolyn Dexter], William Quinn [Carolyn’s sweetheart], Eva Thatcher, Adele Farrington
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [?] [Laemmle]? / Scenario by Charles Giblyn. / Released 2 October 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Carolyn Dexter is the daughter of a farmer in medium circumstances. During the illness of Carolyn’s mother the burden of the household tasks has fallen upon the young girl’s shoulders, and when the mother passes away her burdens seem heavier than she can bear. A year or so later, Dexter desires an experienced hand at the helm of his household, and accordingly has been going with a widow. The two are married, and the widow is installed at the head of the house. Immediately at the start there is friction between Carolyn and her stepmother. The latter puts the burdens of the household upon the girl’s shoulders and has so hoodwinked Dexter that he thinks she is doing right. Near the Dexter home there is another farmer, and at this house a family from the city are spending the summer. Little Amy Lee has taken quite a fancy to Carolyn and comes over to bid her go with them on a picnic on the morrow. Carolyn has just been sent to the well for water, and Mrs. Dexter gives the girl a tentative promise that Carolyn can go. Carolyn has lavished the love of her lonesome heart on a dog, and the two are inseparable companions. The two girls are indulging in happy thoughts of the morrow, when the step-mother, angry because the girl is offered some of the pleasures of life, orders her in to finish her work. The dog follows Carolyn in and the step-mother kicks the dog. At this the long pent-up anger in the girl’s heart bursts forth and she upbraids the step-mother. When Dexter comes home his wife tells him of her trouble with Carolyn in such a manner that she seems to be the injured party, and Carolyn is given a severe scolding by her father. Carolyn’s position in the household has become so unpleasant that she is desperate. One day she receives a letter from Amy Lee in the city, and after another quarrel, resolves to go to Amy Lee. Carolyn is welcomed by the Lees, and is introduced to a Miss Crompton, a friend, who, after hearing the pitiful story of the young girl, offers her a home with her. In the years that pass, Carolyn becomes greatly attached to Miss Crompton. Another joy has come into her life in the shape of a young man, who is paying Carolyn lover’s attentions. Dexter, meanwhile, has learned that his wife is the cause of the family eruption, and when he is informed by an attorney that his daughter is the heir to a small fortune left by an uncle, he upbraids her, for now that his daughter is gone, they are not able to enjoy the money. They locate Carolyn, and Mrs. Dexter tries to win her back. But Carolyn has found consummate happiness with her “third mother,” and refuses to go home.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 23 October 2022.
References: Tarbox-Lost p. 237 : Website-IMDb.
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