| |
 |
| |
Mary Pickford.
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
|
The Mender of Nets
Also known as {A Mender of Nets}
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 959 feet
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Mary Pickford [the little net mender], Charles West [Tom, the mender’s sweetheart], Marguerite Marsh [Grace, the mender’s rival], W. Chrystie Miller [the mender’s father], Dell Henderson [the mender’s brother], Frank Opperman [a fisherman], Mabel Normand
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Edwin August. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 15 February 1912 by Biograph Company. Released 15 February 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Pickford’s first film after returning to Biograph.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The little mender is betrothed to Tom, the fisherman, rejecting the suits of all the others. Tom, however, is weak, and finds that his old infatuation for Grace still haunts him. Grace has sacrificed all for her love for Tom, and when she sees him courting the little mender, she reminds him of his duty towards her. He realizes the strength of this and hints to the little mender that he is not worthy of her. Grace’s brother learns of her dishonor and attempts vengeance. A quarrel ensues between the men, and the little mender, ignorant of the cause, attempts to save her sweetheart from the anger of the brother, and her tender appeal turns him for the time from his purpose. The little mender learns, however, the cause and the truth of the other girl’s sorrow, and, smothering her own feelings, awakens Tom to his sense of duty, while she returns to mend the nets, solaced by her memories and her old father.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Mary Pickford Institute for Film Education film collection [35mm duplicate negative, 35mm duplicate positives].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Fishermen - Fishing nets - Love triangles - Self-sacrifice
Listing updated: 8 December 2024.
References: Film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 43; Everson-American pp. 35-36, 48; Fussell-Normand p. 244; Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb; Website-Pickford.
Home video: DVD.
|
