The Life Boat
📋 Details
🎬 Director
Jay Hunt
🌍 Countries
United States of America
🏢 Production
Vitagraph Company of America
🗣️ Languages
No Language
🎭 Genres
Drama
Short
📖 Overview
Old Captain Bill and his wife have an only son, whom they idolize. He loses all his money at gambling and drinking, and determines to do better in the city. After a short absence he writes his people that he has secured a good position, is saving money, and will be home before long. A year or two later he arrives in town and on his way to his home passes the old saloon he used to patronize. He cannot resist the temptation, and goes in. He falls in with a lot of bad fellows and is robbed. Ashamed to go home, he ships on board a sailing vessel.
🎭 Cast
William Shea
Old Capt. Bill - the Father
Mary Maurice
The Mother
James Morrison
The Son
Charles Eldridge
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