(survived only 10 minutes) As young men, the squire (Marshall) and the village blacksmith (Walling) are in love with the same woman (Boardman), whom the blacksmith marries. This angers the squire. Years later, the squire's son Anson (Yearsley) dares the blacksmith's son Johnnie (Hackathorne) to climb a tree, from which he falls and is crippled. As adults, Anson and the blacksmith's daughter Alice (Valli) fall in love, which angers the blacksmith, who chastises his daughter. The blacksmith's other son Bill (Butler) returns from college and is injured in a train accident. Anson steals $480 from a church fund which is currently in Alice's possession. Alice is struck by lightning. The blacksmith take Anson and the squire to church where they both repent.
as John Hammond
as Mrs. John Hammond
as Alice Hammond
as Alice as a Child
as Bill Hammond
as Bill as a Child
as Johnnie Hammond
as Johnnie as a Child
as Squire Ezra Brigham
as Anson Brigham
as Anson as a Child
as Asa Martin
as Rosemary Martin
as Rosemary as a Child
as Gideon Crane
as Dr. Brewster
as Aunt Hattie
as Squire's Wife
as The Village Gossip
as Flapper
