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A Soul Astray (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

A Soul Astray (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Beachcomber Larry Cordon spends his time in the pastures of black sheep in Honolulu. Edith Sands, the girl back home, continues to love him. Anthony Wentworth, who loves her, proposes, but she gently refuses him. One night as she sings ...See moreBeachcomber Larry Cordon spends his time in the pastures of black sheep in Honolulu. Edith Sands, the girl back home, continues to love him. Anthony Wentworth, who loves her, proposes, but she gently refuses him. One night as she sings Kipling's "Gentleman Rankers," she breaks down, weeps, and tells Anthony the whole story: how she and Larry had been sweethearts since childhood, how when he had been expelled from college she sued and won for him his father's forgiveness. Larry gambled until penniless and dishonored he left home. Anthony tries to comfort her. A cousin of hers returns from a trip around the world and among his Kodak pictures Edith recognizes in the dissolute face of a beach comber, Larry Gordon. The cousin tells her that it is the picture of a notorious character in Honolulu known as "Gentleman Larry." Edith writes to Larry and the letter reaches him through the Rev. Otis, a mission worker. She writes him that she still loves him and begs him to come home. His first impulse is to go, but sinking down on his cot, on the dirty wall before his eyes there passes in stinging vividness the hideous steps of the downward path he has come. Sick with self-loathing, he determines to save Edith from himself at any cost. His love for her is the one decent thing about him, but he realizes that he has forfeited past recall all right to love her. He writes her a letter, supposedly from the Rev. Otis, telling her that Larry Gordon is dead. A year later Anthony again proposes to Edith. For a moment she hesitates and turning from him moves across the room. Faintly the vision of Larry, dissolute, passes before her and, as closing forever the thought from her memory, she, with serene smile, turns and is folded into the patient, longing arms of Anthony. At this moment Larry is upon his knees on the beach of Honolulu praying "God, have mercy on such as we, poor black sheep." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Edward Coxen Larry Gordon - The Black Sheep (as Ed Coxen) Larry Gordon - The Black Sheep (as Ed Coxen) See fewer	The Bells (1918)
Winifred Greenwood Edith Sands Edith Sands See fewer	The Mission Worker (1911)
George Field Anthony Wentworth Anthony Wentworth See fewer	Blood and Sand (1922)
William Bertram Mr. Gordon - Larry's Father Mr. Gordon - Larry's Father See fewer	The Old Maid's Baby (1919)
Charlotte Burton Lala - The Dancing Girl Lala - The Dancing Girl See fewer	Her Younger Sister (1914)
B. Reeves Eason Reverend John Otis (as Reaves Eason) Reverend John Otis (as Reaves Eason) See fewer	The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
Edith Borella The Maid The Maid See fewer	The Man Who Came Back (II) (1914)