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A Daughter of Penance (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

A Daughter of Penance (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Pia lives alone in a small hut with an old woman named Rosa. In an adjoining estate there lives a young artist named Castro Madero Cabella. One day a young Mexican, Pedro, makes advances to Pia, but she repulses him. The next morning his ...See morePia lives alone in a small hut with an old woman named Rosa. In an adjoining estate there lives a young artist named Castro Madero Cabella. One day a young Mexican, Pedro, makes advances to Pia, but she repulses him. The next morning his dead body is found with a knife in his heart. On the palm of his hand is a small cross drawn with his own blood. It is the mark of Pia's penance. In the past, several young men have met the same fate after attempting to caress Pia. As time goes on Pia meets Castro, and finally agrees to his proposal to pose for him. Pia falls in love with the young artist, but firmly repulses his attentions, tearing that the same fate will lead to his death. He, however, laughs at her fears and kisses her against her will, causing her to run from him. That night Pia begs old Rosa to tell her what the strange vendetta is that hangs over her. Rosa tells her of the past. When she was a little girl of four years her mother and father were wealthy Spaniards. One evening her father saw her mother slip into the moonlit garden and hold a tryst with a stranger. He watched her as she stripped herself of her jewels and gave them to the stranger. He sneaked into the garden behind them and shot the intruder. Then his wife told him that he has killed her brother who was fleeing from the country because he was charged with a crime he did not commit. At the advice of his wife the husband left the country. His wife suddenly lost her mind and wandered away from the home, leaving Pia in the care of the servant, Rosa. The years pass, and no news has been heard from either her father or mother. After the sad story Pia leaves the little hut and again meets the young artist and poses for him. Rosa wraps bread and fruit in a small bundle and slips into the woods unseen. In a secret cave she calls and an old hag appears who devours the food. The old hag is none other than Pia's demented mother. The old mother has a vision in which she sees Pia and the young artist making love. The vision beckons and calls her nearer to the roadside where the young lovers are sitting in the sunshine, painting and posing. To the door of Rosa's hut there comes a stranger, an old man. A second glance reveals to the faithful Rosa the young master whom she once served. Filled with joy, she tells him that his child, Pia, is safe, and leads him out to the roadside and they start toward the mission where the young people sit. The old mother comes from the woods and faces the young people. Seeing Pia, in the arms of a man, she draws her knife from her bosom and advances upon them. As she is ready to plunge the knife into the back of Castro, Pia utters a scream, for she sees the strange sight in the reflection of the mission fountain. Castro turns and stays the arm of the demented woman. Old Rosa comes toward them with the old man, and turning to Pia, says: "These are your parents." The sight of the husband of her youth restores the mind of the old woman, and she falls fainting into his arms. As time passes she is completely restored and Rosa, alone knowing that she was the mysterious one who killed Pia's lovers, determines to keep the gruesome secret locked away in her own breast, for with the dawn of reason the mother has completely forgotten the terrible deeds that she committed. In time Pia and her lover are wedded. The family once more is established in comfort, for old Rosa has carefully guarded the family wealth, hoping for the day when peace and happiness would come once more. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Edna Maison Pia - the Waif Pia - the Waif See fewer	Richelieu (1914)
Douglas Gerrard Castro Mabello Castro Mabello See fewer	Polly Put the Kettle On (1917)
Phyllis Daniels Señora Ortega Señora Ortega See fewer	The World Apart (1917)
Orin Jackson Señor Ortega (as Orin C. Jackson) Señor Ortega (as Orin C. Jackson) See fewer	Speed (1925)
Marjorie Lake Rosa Rosa See fewer	The Lost City (1920)

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