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Heart Throbs (1913)
Short | 22 min | Short, Drama

Heart Throbs (1913)

Short | 22 min | Short, Drama

John Acres, of Hampton, Va., obtains a position as school teacher in Lakeville, Vt., and falls in love with pretty Mary Bates. Mary's mother, however, wishes her daughter to marry Jim Groves, an elderly, wealthy man. Mary's heart has been ...See moreJohn Acres, of Hampton, Va., obtains a position as school teacher in Lakeville, Vt., and falls in love with pretty Mary Bates. Mary's mother, however, wishes her daughter to marry Jim Groves, an elderly, wealthy man. Mary's heart has been completely won by the handsome southern boy, and she makes it very plain to Mr. Groves that she will never marry him. The war breaks out and John receives a letter from his father entreating him to come back home and fight for the stars and bars. Alarmed, Mary asks him to take her with him, as she fears that the irrepressible Groves, with the support of her mother, will force her to marry him if deprived of the support of her lover's presence. John and Mary are married, Mrs. Bates and Groves arriving at the minister's house a few moments too late to interrupt the wedding. The mother is very angry, and vows never to speak to her daughter again. John brings his bride to his home, where she is pleasantly received. Groves becomes a northern officer, and John goes to the front at the head of a Confederate company. Nearly a year later a terrible battle takes place near Hampton, just as Mary is about to become a mother. Forging ahead, Captain Groves drives the Confederates back, and, harassed by sharpshooters, takes possession of the Acres home. Driven frantic by the sight of the Union soldiers in his father's home, John leads his men in a desperate charge and drives the Union soldiers away, though he is mortally wounded in a personal encounter with Groves, who is killed. Before dying, John kisses his new-born babe. After the war Mary goes back to her mother with her child, but the stern old lady refuses to forgive her daughter. Mary is given shelter by a kindly neighbor, and goes to work for the maintenance of herself and her child. Several years elapse, and grief and hard work shatter Mary's health, and she is finally confined to her bed. She grows steadily worse, and the doctors hold out no hope for her recovery. By chance, Mrs. Bates meets Mary's child, and the scorn of the little one stings the old woman. She begins to see herself in a new light, and finally, after a terrific mental battle, she finds that her love for her own flesh and blood is stronger than her stubborn will, and she goes, very penitently, to her daughter's bedside and begs forgiveness; and as the sick woman's eyes light up with pleasure and she clasps her arms about her mother's neck, it is apparent that the Grim Reaper's visit will be delayed for many years. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Hazel Buckham Mary Bates - the Mother Mary Bates - the Mother See fewer	Liberty (1916)
Gayne Whitman John Acres (as Mr. Vosburg) John Acres (as Mr. Vosburg) See fewer	Money Madness (1917)
Thelma Salter Mary's Child (as Thelma Thompson) Mary's Child (as Thelma Thompson) See fewer	The Wasted Years (1916)

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