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A Mexican Love Story
(1908) United States of America
B&W : 460 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The Vitagraph Company of America. / © 16 March 1908 by The Vitagraph Company of America [H107529]. Released 4 April 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Romance.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? This very pretty picture opens with a front view of a rich Mexican’s home; the husband asleep in a hammock; the wife lounging near him. In the foreground a young native is making love to a poor girl. The wife, who has been watching them, smiles at him. He falls in love with her immediately, and walks away, casting sly glances. Down the road the poor girl meets her lover and tries to win him back; pleads with him with no success. Outside a Mexican tavern men are playing guitars and mandolins, the wife before alluded to dancing to the music. The young lover enters, watches her; she flirts with him. The poor girl enters, unseen, watches from the rear, is extremely jealous. The young wife and her lover drink and smoke together, and at this time the husband appears and leads his young wife away, not before, however, a knowing glance being passed between the lovers. Left alone, the young man decides upon a ruse whereby he can see his lady love. Be writes a letter for the husband, also a note for the wife, making an appointment. He delivers both, the one for the wife being passed to her unseen by the husband. She reads the note and nods “yes” to her lover. Proceeding down the roadway to keep the appointment, the wife is confronted by the poor girl, who accuses her of taking her sweetheart. They quarrel and during the altercation the man under discussion comes upon the scene. The discarded one pleads with him; he refuses, strikes her down and follows the young wife, who has in the meantime walked off with an air of assumed indifference. As the poor girl is lying on the ground, the wealthy husband passes by and helps her to her feet and is about to go on his way when she tells him of his wife’s perfidy. This angers the man and he determines to watch. The following scene shows the young lover serenading the wife. She appears at the window and they embrace. A noise startles them. The lover hastily departs, and the husband parts the palm leaves directly behind the pair, having seen all. He re-enters the house, takes two swords from the wall and departs in search of the young man. At the inn the young man is drinking with his companions; the husband enters and is proffered a drink. He takes the glass and dashes the contents into the lover’s face, at the same time drawing his swords, offering one to the young man and demanding satisfaction. They depart, followed by the hangers-on of the inn, and in a lonely spot engage in a duel, In which the younger man is killed.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Mexicans
Listing updated: 7 December 2024.
References: Slide-BigV p. 179 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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