The New South
1916 · 50 min
Drama
★ 9.0Northerner Captain Ford, U.S.A., is sent down south to trail a gang of moonshiners. Jefferson Gwynne, hot-headed young southerner, believes Ford is an abolitionist and takes an instant dislike to him. Jeff’s sister Georgia is attracted to Ford, especially after her saves her in a runaway accident, much to the chagrin of her cousin Paul Fitzhugh who is in love with her. Jefferson accuses Ford of fomenting political unrest among the blacks and attacks him with Ford’s sword. Ford fends him off but when Jeff is wounded the captain goes for help rabble rouser Sampson steals up and murders Jeff observed by Paul, who remains silent. Ford is jailed for the murder but after many travails is finally cleared and reunited with Georgia.
Crew
- Director Robert Thornby
- Screenplay Eugenie Magnus Ingleton
- Story Clay M. Greene
- Story Joseph R. Grismer
Cast
Ethel Clayton
Georgia Gwynne, as an adult
Carlyle Blackwell
Harry Ford, as an adult
Herbert Barrington
Gen. Gwynne
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Paul Fitzhugh
William Sherwood
Jefferson
Madge Evans
Georgia Gwynne, as a girl
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John Tansey
Harry Ford, as a boy
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Herbert Delmar
Dr. Tom Lincoln
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Henry West
Sampson
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Louis R. Grisel
Moses
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Jessie Lewis
Bessie Fitzhugh
Crew
- Director — Robert Thornby
- Screenplay — Eugenie Magnus Ingleton
- Story — Clay M. Greene
- Story — Joseph R. Grismer
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