Movie Description
A Timely Repentance
(1912)Overview
A lost film. John Crawford, an honest mechanic, and Wilbur Robinson, a young man of leisure, both love the same girl. She marries Crawford and they have a baby. Crawford is engaged in perfecting an invention and money is short leaving the wife dissatisfied. Robinson notes this fact and lures her away. She goes with him deserting the baby, leaving a note for her husband. While awaiting the train to leave the city they visit a picture house. The story thrown on the screen is identical to their own experience. Unable to witness the closing scenes and filled with remorse, Mrs. Crawford begs to leave and hurries home, hoping she may get there before her husband returns.
Featured Crew
- Director : William H. Clifford
- Writer : Edward J. Montagne
- Cast : Mary Pickford,Edward LeSaint,William E. Shay,Lucille Young,J. Farrell MacDonald,Hayward Mack
Cast
Mrs. Nordell - Heroine of the Movie within the Movie, 'The Wife's Desertion'
John Crawford - the Poor Husband
Wilbur Robinson - the Wife's New Lover
Mrs. John Crawford - the Poor Man's Wife
Louis Nordell
Ronald Seymour (as H.S. Mack)
Facts
Original TitleA Timely Repentance
Status Released
Release Information
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1912-03-11
Original Language
Runtime 00h 10m
Production CompaniesIndependent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP)