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Conscience de miséreux
Also known as Beggar’s Repentance in the USA
B&W : Short film
(1909) France
Directed by Camille de Morlhon
Cast: (unknown)
[?] Pathé Frères? production; distributed by Pathé Frères. / Scenario by Camille de Morlhon. / Released November 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA by Pathé Frères [American] on 14 January 1910; in a split-reel with [Story of a Leg] (1909).
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A famished beggar finds a bank note on the street and stifling the voice of his conscience he goes to the baker’s to buy some bread. Once his hunger is appeased, however, his conscience bothers him to such an extent that he goes to the church and places the money in the poor box. The pastor sees him and becomes suspicious at such a very generous offering from such a shabby looking stranger and decides to follow him. As it happens a young clerk lost the money the beggar found and was discharged by his employer as a thief. Driven to despair by such an accusation the boy decides to drown himself, and as fate would have it the beggar happened to be on the river bank and is successful in saving the boy’s life. The latter tells him of losing the money and of his employer’s accusation and his own despair. After hearing the boy’s story the beggar confessed his fault and the pastor, who had been following the beggar comes forward, explains to the boy how the former had tried to make up for his momentary weakness. All ends well and the beggar is given a good steady job for his honesty.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 4 April 2024.
References: MovPicWorld-19100108 p. 5 : Website-IMDb.
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