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The Character Woman (1914)
Short | Drama, Short

The Character Woman (1914)

Short | Drama, Short

The character woman has grown prematurely old with the heavy burdens placed upon her shoulders; she sees her hold slipping and knows that her age will soon prevent her from securing an engagement. While her companions of the company enjoy ...See moreThe character woman has grown prematurely old with the heavy burdens placed upon her shoulders; she sees her hold slipping and knows that her age will soon prevent her from securing an engagement. While her companions of the company enjoy life, she stints at every turn to save pennies. And then "the man," in the person of the new company manager, crosses her path. The character-woman says nothing; the time for that has long since passed. She can only look on in dumb hope that some day justice will find him out. Yet she watches him, and she, of them all, observes the manager's violent courtship of the leading woman. Still, she says nothing. One night the old actress, her mind on the mission that seems rising before her, forgets her cue. The leading woman, believing herself insulted, demands either an apology or the dismissal from her. It is on this night that the character woman discovers the preparations for an immediate elopement between the leading woman and the manager. She hesitates; in fancy she lives again her bitter experience of years ago with the same man; her mind is made up. As the young actress is emerging from the stage door after the show she is met by the character-woman; she is forced back into her dressing room, protesting the while, and told the story of the manager's previous love affair, of how he deserted the character woman after wronging her. And the girl has to believe there is something in the way the tale is told that makes her believe. With her eyes open, the leading woman takes the train for New York, while the manager waits in vain. The character woman has played her best part and willingly she resigns herself to the dreary routine of one night stands as she sits back in the day coach. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Julia Stuart The Character Woman The Character Woman See fewer	Life's Whirlpool (1916)
Belle Adair The Leading Woman The Leading Woman See fewer	Man of the Hour (1914)
Lindsay J. Hall The 'Angel' The 'Angel' See fewer	The Hermit's Secret (1915)
Helen Marten The Ingenue The Ingenue See fewer	Corruption (1917)