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The Terrible Truth (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

The Terrible Truth (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Old Dave Phelps and his partner Tom Sanford are doing very well with their prospecting. Phelps' daughter Mary Anne is accustomed to bringing her father's dinner to him every day and it has become Tom's habit to bask in her presence ...See moreOld Dave Phelps and his partner Tom Sanford are doing very well with their prospecting. Phelps' daughter Mary Anne is accustomed to bringing her father's dinner to him every day and it has become Tom's habit to bask in her presence whenever she appears. Phelps had fondly hoped that his daughter and his partner would come to an understanding, but Mary Anne is in love with Steve Redding, a hard-drinking loafer. Tom asks Mary Anne for her answer, and she tells him to call for it that night. On her way home she meets Steve and tells him too to call that night for her decision. That night Mary Anne writes a note to Tom telling him that while she has always loved him as a brother, she can never come to love him as a husband. While she is writing Steve comes in, much the worse for liquor, and sees the note. He tries to read it and when Mary Anne refuses to read it to him his jealousy is aroused. In the struggle for the note it is torn and from the portion that Steve gets it appears that Mary Anne had written Tom that she loved him only. He leaves in a jealous rage and goes to the saloon. Tom comes in, but Mary Anne eludes him and follows Steve. She finds him in a saloon, drinking and carousing, and caressing the dance-hall girls. Crushed by the knowledge that Steve is not faithful, she returns home and meets Tom. In a moment of pique, she promises to marry him that night. He joyfully has the ceremony performed and they return to the house. Steve learns of the wedding and seeks out Mary Anne. She is alone in the cabin when he enters and calls her to task for marrying Tom. In the excitement Steve notices the torn portion of the note and compares with the portion he has. He realizes how much the girl loved him, and while he's trying to persuade her to elope with him, Tom enters. Steve is thrown out of the house, vowing vengeance. Tom takes down his pistol and seeks out Steve. Both fire at the same instant and grapple in an effort to kill each other. Mary Anne slowly comes to a realization that her love is for Tom. She hurries to the fighting men and tries to prevent Steve from throwing Tom over a cliff, but in vain. Steve then tries to take her, but she denounces him and, tenderly assisting her bruised husband, helps him back to their cottage. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Myrtle Gonzalez Mary Anne Phelps Mary Anne Phelps See fewer	The Level (1914)
Alfred Allen Dave Phelps - Mary Anne's Father (as Mr. Allen) Dave Phelps - Mary Anne's Father (as Mr. Allen) See fewer	An Old Fashioned Boy (1920)
Arthur Shirley Tom Sanford Tom Sanford See fewer	The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (1925)
Val Paul Steve Redding Steve Redding See fewer	Suspense (1913)