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All Love Excelling (1914)
Short | Drama, Short

All Love Excelling (1914)

Short | Drama, Short

Lord Edward Litchfield is in love with Beth, a beautiful American girl of modest parentage. Lord Edward's father goes to Beth and tells her that should Edward marry her it will spoil his whole career and at the same time be a great shock ...See moreLord Edward Litchfield is in love with Beth, a beautiful American girl of modest parentage. Lord Edward's father goes to Beth and tells her that should Edward marry her it will spoil his whole career and at the same time be a great shock to his parents. Beth bows to his will and on the next visit to her tells Lord Edward that her love for him is dead. He pleads in vain and at last goes away brokenhearted. He does not see Beth again for several years and in the meantime has become engaged to Mildred Sperry, a young lady of whom his father and mother both approve. Beth hears of his approaching marriage and writes to him asking for the return of her letters. He takes them to her in person. Then his old love awakens and he tries to persuade her to take him back. She refuses. In the course of her life she meets the Duc de St. Claire, a Parisian nobleman, who is much taken with her charms. This nobleman asks for her hand, but she cannot forget Lord Edward. Lord Edward marries Mildred and has a son who grows up into a fine, handsome boy. Owing to the death of the Duke's brother he adopts his niece Valerie. Fate throws Lord Edward and his wife and Beth and the Duke together at a hall in Washington. Lord Edward renews his acquaintance with Beth, but is told by her that he should be true to his wife and he, in shame, leaves her. After he leaves, the Duke sees her, and renews his suit. He gets no encouragement and in anger tells Lord Edward's wife that her husband is still in love with Beth. Mildred is very much alarmed, but is reassured by Beth, who has overheard the conversation. The Duke passes out of her life then for about fifteen years. In the meantime. Lord Edward's son has grown up and is sent to Paris to complete his education. There he meets the niece of the Duc de St. Claire. They find a mutual attraction and are much together. The Crimean War breaks out and the Duke goes with his regiment to the war. Beth has become a Sister of Mercy and is in one of the hospital tents. Valerie writes her uncle, the Duke, telling him of young Lord Edward. The Duke, angered because he thinks he might have won Beth had it not been for Lord Edward, refuses his permission for any further acquaintance. The boy, nearly heartbroken upon hearing this, in a desperate mood enlists for war. He is seriously wounded in battle and on being taken to the hospital the letter written by the Duke to his niece is found on him. This reveals his identity to Beth. She goes to the Duke and adds her plea to that of the young lovers. The Duke consents. He recognizes the Sister of Mercy as his former acquaintance and renews his suit, only to be told that for her there is no future except in the work that she has sworn to carry out. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Crane Wilbur Duc de St. Claire Duc de St. Claire See fewer	The Bat (1959)
Eleanor Woodruff Beth Beth See fewer	The Perils of Pauline (1914)
Jack Standing Lord Edward Litchfield Lord Edward Litchfield See fewer	The Evangelist (1916)
Edward José Lord Edward's Father Lord Edward's Father See fewer	Mothers of Men (1920)
Margaret Risser Valerie Valerie See fewer	Threads of Destiny (1914)
George Leary Lord Edward's Son Lord Edward's Son See fewer	A Thousand Dollars Short (1913)
Gertrude Cameron Mildred Sperry Mildred Sperry See fewer	Sis (1914)