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The Test of Sincerity
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Charles Perley [Marvin, the man], Helen Bray [the flirt], Augusta Anderson [the girl], Robert Nolan [the girl’s admirer], W.J. Butler (William J. Butler) [the girl’s father]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 15 April 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? When the girl he loved proved false, Marvin sought forgetfulness in hard work; the excessive physical labor which dulls the brain. As a hewer of wood on the outskirts of civilization he had begun to forget when fate brought another girl across his path. She was wealthy, and already provided with a suitor. Marvin feared another bitter experience when he discovered her interest in him. Therefore he contrived an unfailing test of sincerity. He shaved off his beard and further disguised himself by altering his manner and the tones of his voice. In this guise he presented himself at her ball as a friend of the woodsman, who was ill. The ruse worked; she cared enough to seek out the man she had known, and wept at the prospect of losing him. Convinced of her sincerity, Marvin no longer restrained his love for her.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 7 October 2023.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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