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His Guardian Angel
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Mary Fuller [Marie Mathews, the guardian angel], Charles Ogle [Tom Moore], [?] ? [Jack Moore], [?] ? [Jeanette]
Victor Film Company production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Released 25 January 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Marie Mathews and her friend, Jeanette, are entertaining Tom and Jack Moore. In a game of tennis, Marie turns her ankle. Tom assists Marie, much to the annoyance of Jeanette, who loves Tom. Tom is much worried concerning Marie’s ankle, until Jeanette shows anger at Tom’s attention to Marie. As Jack and Jeanette leave the room Tom tries to propose to Marie, but his courage fails him as they are interrupted by the entrance of Jeanette and Jack. Jeanette relieves the situation by playing Tom's favorite selection on the piano. Jack realizing the feelings of Marie, takes her from the scene to a balcony where they enjoy the moonlight. After an argument concerning Jeanette, Marie returns to the drawing room. As Jeanette hears Marie returning she pretends to have something in her eye. Tom endeavors to help Jeanette. As Marie enters the room she sees Tom on his knees. Thinking Tom loves Jeanette, Marie goes to her room. Next morning, at breakfast, Marie is still kind to Jeanette, who shows her dislike for Marie. Jeanette leaves on a shopping trip and meets a messenger who is bringing some flowers to Marie with a note from Tom, in which he tells her he loves her but has not the courage to tell her so in person and begs her to wear one of his flowers that night. Jeanette returns to her room and reads the note which Tom has written. Jeanette sees a chance to turn Marie against Tom and takes the note with the flowers to Marie, who, when she reads, offers congratulations to Jeanette. Next morning early Marie packs her bags and sends for her housekeeper. She gives a check to both the housekeeper and butler and tells them to inform Jeanette in the morning that the house is to be closed. She leaves for her lodge in the hills prepared to live the life of a hermit. When Tom calls to get his answer, Jeanette tells him Marie is unable to see him. Tom leaves dejected. After Marie leaves the city, Jeanette entertains Tom, and in an impulsive moment Tom proposes to Jeanette and is readily accepted. As Tom proposes a vision of Marie comes to him telling him to beware of Jeanette. Five years elapse. Jeanette is driving Tom to the walls with her extravagance. Jack refuses to lend him any more. The bright spot in Tom’s life is his little girl, whom he worships. Tom warns Jeanette to be less extravagant, but she still continues to entertain. A vision of Marie comes to Tom when he is about to draw up a brief for an important case in a way that would make him a laughing stock. Marie shows him the right way to draw up the document. From this midnight work Tom goes home to find his wife entertaining a large crowd at supper. He declines their invitation and goes to his little girl’s room, where he finds the child unattended. Brought at last to realize his position by the serving of papers on him for a sheriff’s sale of all his goods he attempts to end it all, but is stopped again by a vision of Marie, who tells him of his duty. At last Tom’s troubles are brought to a close by an accident which kills Jeanette. Subsequently Tom wins an important case which nets him a large sum of money. He turns the office over to Jack and, with his child, leaves for the woods. While tramping along one day through the woods the child begs her daddy to go with her. They take a cross path which leads them to Marie’s lodge, where the old sweethearts are reunited once more.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 30 January 1915, page ?] A two-reel offering. with Mary Fuller, Charles Ogle and others in the cast. The story is one of jealousy. Eva intercepts the flowers and note of proposal intended for Mary. By so doing she diverts Tom’s love to herself. They are married and live unhappily. Visions of Mary come to Tom at critical moments through the years and when his wife is killed by an auto he goes to her. The story is well constructed, though not exceptional in incident. The photography is good.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 10 November 2022.
References: Edmonds-BigU p. 51 : Website-IMDb.
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