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The Clod (1913)
Not Rated
Short | 22 min | Short, War, Western

The Clod (1913)

Not Rated

Short | 22 min | Short, War, Western

Pedro Mendez is a big, simple-minded Mexican farmer. He is strong, but slow and so dull mentally as to be a mere clod. With him on his farm are his wife and a crippled mother, all of the same stolid type. When Pedro is in town getting his ...See morePedro Mendez is a big, simple-minded Mexican farmer. He is strong, but slow and so dull mentally as to be a mere clod. With him on his farm are his wife and a crippled mother, all of the same stolid type. When Pedro is in town getting his supplies he learns of an intended revolution and is asked to join the recruits. He cannot understand what it is all about; they try to explain, but his simple mind cannot grasp the meaning. He sees the drilling, but goes on his way back to the farm saying nothing to his wife or mother. Later a troop of revolutionists coming by confiscate his horses. He would remonstrate, but the gold lace of the man in command and his authoritative manner cow the clod and he permits the theft. Later a band of guerrillas raid the farm and carry off his chickens and cattle. A retreating band of rebels use his house as a barricade. He sees his home begin to crumble. Their members become fewer and they try to make him fight, but he will not, so he and his mother are sent to the attic out of the way, and his wife commanded to bind the wounds of the injured. She is killed by a bullet. The house catches fire and the rebels exit to meet the other soldiers. Pedro staggers out with his crippled mother in his arms. Outside he lays her under a tree and goes back for his wife. When he brings his dead wife out he finds that his mother has died. He looks at the two figures, at his burning home and then at the battle that is swinging about him. His dormant passion and strength are at length aroused. He gives vent to the terrible cry, and wrenches a musket from a dead soldier near him. He turns upon the battling soldiers. There is no desire for heroic action, but simply a mad animal desire to kill and appease his passion. He rushes into the melee and lays about him with the clubbed musket. As the battle passes around him they turn and shoot him with a laugh. He staggers against a support and looks about him dully. Everything has gone, wife, mother, home and all. He understands less now what it is all about than before, and slowly sinks to his knees, falls forward and rolls over on his face. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Romaine Fielding Pedro Mendez - the Clod Pedro Mendez - the Clod See fewer	A Dash for Liberty (1913)
Mary Ryan Pedro's Wife Pedro's Wife See fewer	A Dash for Liberty (1913)
Minnie Frayne Pedro's Mother Pedro's Mother See fewer	The Reformed Outlaw (1913)

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