The Kingdom Within [Reel 4]
Identifier
F.2006-10-0079
Date Of Production
1922
Abstract
“Rural melodrama” in which the disabled son of a blacksmith attempts to win the love of a woman who has been ostracized by the community because her brother had been to prison.
Description
Caleb Deming (Russell Simpson) had always wanted a boy but his son Amos (Gaston Glass) was born paralyzed in his right arm. The father hated the boy, but Amos grew up with a keen spiritual insight which he exerted over Emily Preston (Pauline Starke), the girl next door who was taunted by all the villagers because her brother Will (Hallam Cooley) had been in prison. Together, Amos and Emily made little wooden toys for children, and soon established a wide reputation.
Will returns from serving his sentence, having learned his lesson and tells all of his intentions to go straight. Kreig (Ernest Torrence), nursing a grudge against Dodd (J. Gordon Russell), the owner of the lumber camp, plans to use Will as a tool to get revenge. He murders Dodd and the guilt falls on Will. Emily discovers the real murderer and Kreig, who has been in hiding, returns a few nights later to kill the girl who told on him. Will sees him going into the house and a fight takes place, but Kreig shoots him. Amos hears the shot and rushes to Emily's rescue. He is beaten by Kreig and thrown on the floor but when he arises he discovers that his arm is healed. Kreig is astounded and frightened by the miracle and rushes from the house, but is caught outside. Caleb begs forgiveness, and Amos claims Emily as his bride. -- Exhibitor's Trade Review, January 6, 1923.
Will returns from serving his sentence, having learned his lesson and tells all of his intentions to go straight. Kreig (Ernest Torrence), nursing a grudge against Dodd (J. Gordon Russell), the owner of the lumber camp, plans to use Will as a tool to get revenge. He murders Dodd and the guilt falls on Will. Emily discovers the real murderer and Kreig, who has been in hiding, returns a few nights later to kill the girl who told on him. Will sees him going into the house and a fight takes place, but Kreig shoots him. Amos hears the shot and rushes to Emily's rescue. He is beaten by Kreig and thrown on the floor but when he arises he discovers that his arm is healed. Kreig is astounded and frightened by the miracle and rushes from the house, but is caught outside. Caleb begs forgiveness, and Amos claims Emily as his bride. -- Exhibitor's Trade Review, January 6, 1923.
Format
35mm
Extent
851 feet
Color
tinted and B&W
Sound
Silent
Reel/Tape Number
4/7
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Notes
CFA holds reels 1 and 4 of this seven-reel feature film. No other reels or copies of this film are known to exist.
This reel has undergone significant deterioration and some of the image has been lost. About 50 feet of this reel was not able to be digitized; the missing portion would have started around 5:26.
This reel has undergone significant deterioration and some of the image has been lost. About 50 feet of this reel was not able to be digitized; the missing portion would have started around 5:26.
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Distribution Print
Genre
Form
Subject
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Distributor
Main Credits
Schertzinger, Victor (is director)
Schertzinger Productions (is production company)
Additional Credits
Clarke, Kenneth B. (is writer)
Stumar, John S. (is cinematographer)
Bruster, Wyatt (is assistant director)
Dennis, Jack (is editor)
Hamilton, Clayton (is contributor)
Stevens, Louis (is contributor)
Participants And Performers
Simpson, Russell (is actor)
Glass, Gaston (is actor)
Starke, Pauline (is actor)
Cooley, Hallam (is actor)
Torrence, Ernest (is actor)
Covington, Z. Wall (is actor)
Russell, J. Gordon (is actor)
Feducha, Marion (is actor)
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