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The Love of Women (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

The Love of Women (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Alan Baird, younger son of Army paymaster-general Jason Baird, is engaged to Muriel Phillips. Alan, a famous portrait painter, gladly agrees to paint the picture of famous actress Laura Carew. Alan becomes infatuated with Laura, who ...See moreAlan Baird, younger son of Army paymaster-general Jason Baird, is engaged to Muriel Phillips. Alan, a famous portrait painter, gladly agrees to paint the picture of famous actress Laura Carew. Alan becomes infatuated with Laura, who desires to make a conquest of every prominent young man she meets. This arouses the jealousy of her leading man Guy Manners, who seeks revenge and financial gain by luring Alan into many card games. The young man soon loses his friends' respect, and after wasting his own money and all he can obtain from his parents, his father gives him up as hopeless and throws him on his own resources. Guy Manners, in the furtherance of his scheme, has Alan put up at his club. Alan's brother David, an Army paymaster, returns from a distant point to obtain funds for his district, and Muriel confides in him about her sorrow. David seeks Alan and finds him with the actress. He upbraids him for his conduct, and indignant Laura plans to add David also to her list of victims. But Laura finds herself entrapped. She sees in David the first man whom she can really love, and David discovers Laura to be his ideal of womanly beauty. Laura sees that David really cares for her, and viewing her own life for the first time through his eyes, she admits to herself that he is the stronger, and that she cannot sacrifice him. She determines to help him in his efforts to save Alan. In a flashy café she acts the part of a wicked and degenerate woman. Her purpose fails. Though David suffers acutely at her shamelessness, Alan is more than ever determined to win her. Indignant at his brother's interference he turns to Guy Manners. Alan is sorely in need of funds and at Guy's suggestion, he enters his father's home and steals from the safe the government funds which David has placed there. He returns to the club, where he enters a game of cards with Guy. The next morning he finds himself again penniless, discarded by Laura, an outcast, and a thief. Sobered at last, he determines to take his life, and goes to his old studio for that purpose. Meanwhile, David has discovered the theft of the money, and guessing the truth, goes to Laura in search of Alan. There, the actress breaking down, confesses her love for David. In the midst of the scene Guy enters, and David quickly conceals himself. Guy pleads that Laura go with him, confessing that he has induced Alan to rob the safe, and has won the money from him. David plunges upon Guy and in a sharp fight, recovers the money. Then he and Laura start in search of Alan. Meanwhile, Muriel has followed Alan to his studio and finds him just about to take his life. She is pleading with him when his father enters, having discovered the robbery, and demands that Alan clear his name by carrying out his suicide. At this point David and Laura burst into the studio. Seeing the situation, David calmly tells the General that it was he who took the money from the safe, that he and Laura are to be married at once, and that he removed the money because they are starting immediately for his post in the West. Alan is reinstated in his father's heart, and finds ready forgiveness from Muriel. David and Laura start upon a life of happiness together. See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
George Soule Spencer Alan Baird Alan Baird See fewer	The Wolf (1914)
Lila Leslie Actress (as Lilie Leslie) Actress (as Lilie Leslie) See fewer	What's to Do? (1933)
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William W. Cohill Actor Actor See fewer	Life Without Soul (1915)
Justina Huff Muriel Muriel See fewer	Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1913)
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