Aftermath (1914 film) explained

Aftermath
Producer:Daniel Frohman
Adolph Zukor
Starring:Owen Moore
Virginia Pearson
Distributor:State Rights
Runtime:4 reels
Country:USA
Language:Silent, English titles

Aftermath is a lost[1] 1914 silent film drama produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor. It was released on a State Rights basis.[2]

Plot summary

Young Ruth Morgan, an orphan, decides to leave her small town to make her fortune in the big city. Meanwhile, in another small down, young doctor Allan Buchannan also decides to strike out for the big city. Unfortunately, Ruth falls in love with a rich playboy who soon betrays her, and Allan makes a tragic mistake by accidentally prescribing a drug that results in a child's death. Soon afterwards he learns that his sister has died in a train accident. Despondent and grief-stricken, he walks to a nearby river, intending to end it all by jumping in. There he meets Ruth, who is there for the same purpose.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3340/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Aftermath
  2. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17942 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Aftermath