The Derelict and the Man (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Derelict and the Man (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Dr. Warren, sailing for England to receive a legacy, meets his double in Dow, a derelict working on the steamer. There is a wreck; all are reported lost. But Dow and Warren are landed upon neighboring beach. Dow finds the doctor supposedly...See moreDr. Warren, sailing for England to receive a legacy, meets his double in Dow, a derelict working on the steamer. There is a wreck; all are reported lost. But Dow and Warren are landed upon neighboring beach. Dow finds the doctor supposedly dead on the beach and formulates a plan to impersonate him. Later, some fishermen find the doctor unconscious on the beach and revive him only to find that his mind is a blank. Searching his pockets they find a card evidently belonging to a London lawyer, the executor of his will. The fishermen notify the lawyer, who immediately comes to the village. Under the doctor's care Warren regains his memory and prepares to return home. In the meantime, Warren's wife, who has been left in care of Dr. Mason, has received word of the wrecked steamer. She is prostrated. Dr. Mason, highly elated, continues his unwelcome attentions to her. The derelict, now impersonating Warren, arrives in New York and is met by two former pals whom he refuses to recognize. His suspicions aroused, one of them follows Dow to the doctor's home, observes the joyous greeting between Dow and the wife, who mistakes Dow for her husband, and thus discovers the deception. Later the crooks attempt to blackmail their old friend Dow. Dow turns against them; he is attacked while in the woods and thrown over a cliff. Dow is found at the foot of the cliff badly injured. Doctor Mason is amazed at the supposed return of Warren. Once in the house Dow recovers consciousness and, fearing death is upon him, confesses his duplicity to Mrs. Warren. Unaware of this confession Mason determines to poison Dow to make sure of his death. At this time Warren himself returns to surprise and gladden the heart of his wife. She tells him of the stranger upstairs who has been impersonating him. Warren rushes up, and enters in time to discover his false friend, Mason, administering poison to Dow. Warren realizes that the poison is really intended for him; a furious desire for revenge takes possession of Warren. Horrified, Mason grabs up a small table to strike the husband. The derelict steps in between and receives the blow on the head. It is his death. Then follows a terrific death fight between Mason and Warren. They crash through the door, down the stairs, over the balcony and into the room below where the wife is. She telephones for the police, but before they arrive the men have succeeded in nearly wrecking the house in their fierce struggle. Mason is captured and led away. Warren takes his wife in his arras, contented. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Walter Miller Dow - the Derelict / Dr. Warren - the Man (dual role) Dow - the Derelict / Dr. Warren - the Man (dual role) See fewer	King of the Wild (1931)
Irene Wallace Mrs. Warren Mrs. Warren See fewer	The Lost City (1920)

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