Her Renunciation
Overwork at her art had undermined Miriam Drayton's health, and the doctor recommended sea air. In a fishing village she boarded with an old couple whose granddaughter, Lucy Joyce, was a cripple. The old folks consented to pose for Miriam, thinking thus to earn money for Lucy's operation, so that she might walk again. Miriam's sweetheart, Spencer, came to visit her, and was entranced by Lucy's ethereal beauty. He was the most wonderful man Lucy had ever seen, and she lost her heart to him. Miriam saw them together, and realized that her happiness was shattered. For Lucy's sake she told the girl that she and Spencer had discovered they did not love each other. Back in her studio, she completed her painting and won the grand prize with it. Revisiting Lucy, whose operation had turned out successfully, she saved the girl from drowning at the cost of her own life, the sublime sacrifice of love.
- Released
- 1915
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1915
Storyline
Overwork at her art had undermined Miriam Drayton's health, and the doctor recommended sea air. In a fishing village she boarded with an old couple whose granddaughter, Lucy Joyce, was a cripple. The old folks consented to pose for Miriam, thinking thus to earn money for Lucy's operation, so that she might walk again. Miriam's sweetheart, Spencer, came to visit her, and was entranced by Lucy's ethereal beauty. He was the most wonderful man Lucy had ever seen, and she lost her heart to him. Miriam saw them together, and realized that her happiness was shattered. For Lucy's sake she told the girl that she and Spencer had discovered they did not love each other. Back in her studio, she completed her painting and won the grand prize with it. Revisiting Lucy, whose operation had turned out successfully, she saved the girl from drowning at the cost of her own life, the sublime sacrifice of love.
Top credits
Claire McDowell — Miriam Drayton
Hector V. Sarno — Spencer
Isabel Rea — Lucy Joyce
Laura La Varnie — The Grandmother
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White