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  • A Southern Boy of '61 (1912)
  • Short | Short, Drama, War
A Southern Boy of '61 (1912)
Short | Short, Drama, War
Cyril Brant's sympathies were with the North and his father, a loyal Southerner, informed him that the parting of the ways had come. Although his mother wept, his father refused to take his hand, when he departed to join the Federal troops...See moreCyril Brant's sympathies were with the North and his father, a loyal Southerner, informed him that the parting of the ways had come. Although his mother wept, his father refused to take his hand, when he departed to join the Federal troops. His cup was filled when his Dixie sweetheart coldly returned his ring and then, overcome by emotion, burst into tears as the brave lad drove away. In an engagement upon the battlefield, Cyril led an attack and pursued a party of retreating Confederates, who quickly dispersed. Then it was that the youth came face to face with his father as an enemy. The tie of blood proved the stronger, and Cyril permitted Brant to return to his army. Shortly afterward a skirmish took place near Cyril's home, and an enemy's bullet pierced his leg. Dragging the disabled limb behind him he crawled to the cottage of an old slave. Aunty Blossom, who helped him in and bathed his wound. When one faces death, principles are prone to waver in the balance. Father and sweetheart came to Cyril's bedside with hearts overflowing. As the days passed and the end of hostilities was declared, the young man's devotion to the cause he thought was in the right, touched the brave Southern hearts, and won for him a forgiving parent and a loyal bride. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Sidney Olcott
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Updated Jan 8, 1912
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Jan 8, 1912 (United States)

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Cyril Brant - the Southern Boy (as Jack Clark) Cyril Brant - the Southern Boy (as Jack Clark)   See fewer
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