Leah the Forsaken

Leah,aJewess,withseveralofherpeople,areobservedinconversation,asanumberofChristianscomesuddenlyuponthem,stoneanddrivethemaway.Attheparishchurchtheworshipersareobservedleaving,amongthemMagistrateLorenz.FatherHermanandMadalene,acharmingyounggirlwhomLorenzhaschosenasthewifeofhissonRudolph.TheyproceedtothehomeofLorenz,whereRudolphisobservedseatedonabench,meditating.Theyoungmanisupbraidedbythefatherforhisfailuretoattendreligiousservices,andwhileinconversationLeahappears,closelyfollowedbytheangrymob.Thecrowdmakesarushtowardher,thepriestraisesthecrossbeforethemandtheycowerinfear.Beneathalargecrossintheforest,Leahiswaitingexpectantly.Rudolphappearsandthelovers,forsuchtheyare,rushintoeachother'sarms.TheyoungmanasksLeahtomarryhimandleavehome.Shepromises,andaftervowingeternalfidelitytheloverspart,agreeingtomeetthefollowingday...WrittenbyMovingPictureWorldsynopsis

Genres: Drama , Short

Actors: Maurice Costello , Mary Fuller

Director: Van Dyke Brooke

Country: USA

Duration: NA

Quality: HD

Release: 1908

IMDb: 0