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A Woman’s Heart
(1913) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Wilbert Melville
Cast: Henry King [Lon Hardman], Dolly Larkin [Nell Logan]
Lubin Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Siegmund Lubin. / Released 2 June 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Romance.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Nell Logan is in love with Lon Hardman, the foreman of her father’s ranch. Their love runs smoothly until the day when Lon meets a pretty gypsy girl. The gypsy is impressed by the handsome cowboy and feigns a sprained ankle when he is about to ride away from their chance meeting at the old well. He gallantly carries her in his arms into the gypsy camp, much to the discomfiture of her lover. The girl, however, assures her lover that she is to only make a victim of the cowboy, through which he will profit. As the days go by the cowboy becomes more and more infatuated with the gypsy, forgetting his little sweetheart. There comes a day when the tryst at the old well is interrupted by the ranchman sending Lon to the bank for the ranch payroll. Lon leaves a note at the old well, telling the gypsy girt he has gone to the bank and will meet her upon his return. She finds the note and hurries to her father and lover, explaining that the opportunity for which she has been waiting has arrived. The lover is only too eager to end the flirtation between his sweetheart and the cowboy, and suggests a plan to rob Lon and put him out of the way. In the meantime, Nell, who has become very disconsolate, hits upon the plan of having the fortune teller look into the future for her. The old gypsy crone advises her to look into the old spring at high noon and she will see depicted in its depths something of interest. Nell, at the spring, sees mirrored in the water her sweetheart in a lover-like pose with the gypsy girl. Grieved by this she is horrified to see reflected further the gypsy lover’s evil intentions toward Lon. At the well the gypsies conceal themselves and when the girl has cajoled Lon into showing her the bankroll, her lover stakes him from behind, and he falls into the old well. The gypsies make quick preparation to leave the neighborhood, but Nell, troubled by her vision, is suspicious when Lon’s horse arrives at the ranch riderless. She explains the things she saw in the pool to her father, and with the cowboys they intercept and capture the gypsies, finally rescuing Lon from the well. Later the sweetness of Nell’s forgiveness causes Lon to repent and marvel at a good woman’s love.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 23 September 2023.
References: Website-IMDb.
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