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  • The Second Wife (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Second Wife (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
The common, but perplexing problem is, what should be the plan for a woman, who, marrying a widower, finds that her husband's love for his first wife is eclipsing his love for her? This is the uncomfortable situation in which Betty finds ...See moreThe common, but perplexing problem is, what should be the plan for a woman, who, marrying a widower, finds that her husband's love for his first wife is eclipsing his love for her? This is the uncomfortable situation in which Betty finds herself a short time after her marriage to Tom, a jeweler, whose particular jewel is his daughter, Gladys. The young wife grows very fond of the child, and yet, at first, she meets antagonism in this direction, and this begins the primary trial with the husband, who sides with his little daughter. It was this incident that revealed to her that Tom idolized the memory of his first wife still as a living power. Fate seemed to be piling up humiliations for Betty, yet she turned the tide by winning the love of the child and through this means the greater love of her husband. A valuable package has been entrusted to Betty by her husband, but in the absorbing preparations for Gladys' appearance in a masquerade as a fairy, this package becomes mixed with discarded finery. When its loss is discovered, Tom bitterly reproaches Betty for her carelessness, but Gladys, arriving from the party and finding Betty in tears, rallies instantly to her support. Through Gladys, however, the chain of events that carry the package to the furnace room to be burned, is traced, and Betty, at the cost of severe burns to herself, rescues the packet. When Tom learns the true circumstances, he is deeply repentant, and at the end finds that Betty is truly worthy of all of his love and respect. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Oscar Eagle
Writer
Marc Edmund Jones (story)
Producer
William Nicholas Selig
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Updated Apr 21, 1914
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Apr 21, 1914 (United States)

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Harold Vosburgh's primary photo
Harold Vosburgh
Tom - the Husband Tom - the Husband   See fewer
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Alma Russell
Betty - the Second Wife Betty - the Second Wife   See fewer
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Baby Ruth Hazlette
Gladys - the Child (as Ruth Hazelet) Gladys - the Child (as Ruth Hazelet)   See fewer
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