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  • Between Home and Country (1913)
  • Short | 10 min | Short, Drama
Between Home and Country (1913)
Short | 10 min | Short, Drama
During the Civil War, Captain Ward, a Southern officer, enters the Northern camp and manages to steal some plans. He is followed by a posse. When he reaches his own home he goes in, thinking to throw them off the scent. His wife and two ...See moreDuring the Civil War, Captain Ward, a Southern officer, enters the Northern camp and manages to steal some plans. He is followed by a posse. When he reaches his own home he goes in, thinking to throw them off the scent. His wife and two children anxiously watch the windows. Suddenly the little boy spies the Northern men approaching and warns his father. As the soldiers draw up at the porch, Ward and his wife lock the front door and retreat to the library. The men break through into the main hall and seeing the closed door of the library, commence to batter it down. Ward's wife suggests that he don a gown of hers, while she puts on his cap and coat. As the men dash into the room, they pay no attention to the huddled form of a woman bending over her children, but follow what they suppose to be Ward, into the next room, allowing the soldier to escape from the house by a rear door. The men soon discover their mistake and start after Ward. The officer in command remains, however, and attempts to make love to the wife, who is alone and unprotected. Her little son, realizing her danger, runs from the house to his father's hiding place. He tells Ward, who for a moment hesitates. He does not know whether to go ahead with the plans or back to save his wife. Love conquers and he returns to the house where he knocks the Northern officer down. The boy rides on to the Southern camp, warns them of his father's peril. A party of soldiers is sent back with him and they arrive in time to put the Northern men to rout. Then Ward triumphantly hands the plans to his general, glad he has been aide to fulfill his duty to his country as well as to his wife. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Sep 8, 1913
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Sep 8, 1913 (United States)

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