The Rosary
Bruce Wilton has amassed a fortune which he lavishes on his wife Vera. But a note of menace creeps into their happy home. No one hears it at first, except Father Kelly, a priest and Bruce's former tut…
The Rosary
Bruce Wilton has amassed a fortune which he lavishes on his wife Vera. But a note of menace creeps into their happy home. No one hears it at first, except Father Kelly, a priest and Bruce's former tutor. The priest goes quietly to work with his sharpened mental sense to find the person who is causing the adverse influence in the house-hold. When he is on the verge of discovering the cause, calamity sweeps in on Bruce; his fortune is swept away and in a manner that he believe his wife was the cause of his ruin.Husband and wife are separated, divorced and their home is destroyed, and yet the cause remains unknown. But Father Kelly, with his faith that moves mountains, goes on quietly, serenely and confident with but one purpose in mind - the happiness of those he loves. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net> Over in the Emerald Isles nestles a farmhouse and Brian Kelly approaches from school. Father Ryan, the parish priest, meets Brian and together they turn to Brian's mother. The reverend father tells Mrs. Kelly that her son wishes to become a priest, and the mother's joy is unbounded. Brian leaves the old farmhouse. Down in a romantic Irish glen there awaits the girl. Brian Kelly approaches and tells her that even though he loves her he has decided to give up his life for the church. They pass up the glen, hand in hand. In a small town in Ohio, Father Brian Kelly cares for his flock. He receives a letter from Edward Wilton asking that Father Kelly confer with him regarding his son, Bruce. Father Kelly has a haunting memory of such a man, but cannot recall his identity. Nevertheless, he goes to New York City. He finds Edward Wilton on his death bed. Wilton asks Father Kelly to care for the education of his son. Before Father Kelly can express his surprise, Bruce Wilton, aged eighteen, enters the room. Something in the boy's face recalls old memories to Father Kelly. The dying man hands the priest the medallion of the boy's dead mother. The picture is of the girl of long ago of Ireland. The scene shifts to the lower East Side of New York City. There the priest continues to minister to the unfortunate. He sends Bruce Wilton, who inherits an uncle's fortune, to college. Later Wilton becomes a prosperous stock broker in New York City. He receives a letter urging him to go west on a railroad deal. He also receives an anonymous letter informing him to use more care in his market deals as "you have an enemy who will not stop at anything to ruin you." Before Bruce Wilton leaves for the west, Kenward Wright, his closest friend, calls. Evarts, Wilton's private secretary, warns Wilton not to tell Wright that he is going west. Wright, nevertheless, traces Wilton. Vera and Alice Wallace are happy in their cottage in the west. Vera and Alice meet Kenward Wright. Alice is infatuated with the man. Later Vera Wallace meets Bruce Wilton. They love each other and ultimately Bruce brings his wife to their new home in Eden, N.Y. Kenward Wright has never forgotten Vera. He wires to her that he is coming to pay the Wilton's a visit. Father Kelly has been conducting services in a tent and Bruce resolves to build a chapel for him. Kenward Wright comes to Eden. Father Kelly, in response to a letter from Bruce, arrives, and expresses his pleasure at again meeting his pupil and his wife. Coincident with Kenward Wright's arrival at the Wilton home, comes also Alice Wallace, Vera's twin sister. Alice pleads illness and does not appear. Kenward Wright goes to Vera and kisses her hand. Father Kelly sees this action. A grave expression comes over his face. He senses danger to this household. During the scene of festivity at the Wilton home, Kenward Wright, with a wine glass in his hand, proposes Vera's health, and then as he sees Alice, the wine glass drops from his hand. Later, Kenward Wright, the man who deceived Alice, meets the girl. She implores Wright to marry her. He tells the girl to meet him that night and they will wed. He really resolves to escape. He tells Bruce Wilton that he has been called away. He leaves the house, but lurks nearby. Alice, waiting for Wright, hears his signal. She inadvertently tells Wright of Wilton's deal in Wall Street. "That was the information I wanted. Now I have the cards in my own hands," exclaims Wright. Father Kelly discovers the deserted Alice, and mistakes her for Vera. Alice implores Father Kelly to help her. Bruce Wilton comes to doubt his own wife. He, too, has mistaken Alice for his wife and asks himself this question again and again, "Who was the man that met Alice last night?" Father Kelly, investigating, is told by Vera that the man came to her sister Alice and that Alice has fled from the home. Kenward Wright ruins Bruce Wilton in the stock exchange. Bruce, now drinking heavily, again demands an answer from his wife, who tells him that Alice will answer him, but the answer is never forthcoming, for Alice has died in the hospital. Bruce receives word that "an enemy" has ruined him in Wall Street. Bruce draws a revolver and levels it at his head. Father Kelly enters and holds up his hand. Vera, the terror-stricken wife, tears the curtains from the window center. Behind this curtain is a stained glass window of "The Christ" crowned with thorns with a rosary in His hand. As Father Kelly points slowly to this, the revolver drops from Bruce's hand and he staggers through the window. Kenward Wright enters and goes to Vera. Father Kelly encounters Wright, with one hand he waves him aside and with the other he invokes a blessing on the stricken woman. A year has passed. Vera Wilton, separated from Bruce, is sewing for a living. She comes to Father Kelly's chapel. Bruce Wilton having escaped from the sanitarium where he was placed to cure the drink habit, comes to the Chapel of the Rosary and drops upon its steps. Kenward Wright approaches with two guardsmen from the sanitarium. They are searching for Bruce Wilton. "Come Bruce," says Kenward Wright to the unfortunate man. As the two guards step forward, Father Kelly checks them. Addressing Wright he says, "Thou art the man." Kenward Wright, with a cry, falls on his face. "Yes, I did it," he says, "I was your enemy, Bruce." Vera appears, and Bruce falls on his knees before her. Father Kelly points to the chapel. Vera draws Bruce toward it, and together they go inside. —Moving Picture World synopsis
The Rosary
Drama,Mystery,Romance
Film Details
Bruce Wilton has amassed a fortune which he lavishes on his wife Vera. But a note of menace creeps into their happy home. No one hears it at first, except Father Kelly, a priest and Bruce's former tutor.
The priest goes quietly to work with his sharpened mental sense to find the person who is causing the adverse influence in the house-hold. When he is on the verge of discovering the cause, calamity sweeps in on Bruce; his fortune is swept away and in a manner that he believe his wife was the cause of his ruin.Husband and wife are separated, divorced and their home is destroyed, and yet the cause remains unknown. But Father Kelly, with his faith that moves mountains, goes on quietly, serenely and confident with but one purpose in mind - the happiness of those he loves.
—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net> Over in the Emerald Isles nestles a farmhouse and Brian Kelly approaches from school. Father Ryan, the parish priest, meets Brian and together they turn to Brian's mother. The reverend father tells Mrs.
Kelly that her son wishes to become a priest, and the mother's joy is unbounded. Brian leaves the old farmhouse. Down in a romantic Irish glen there awaits the girl.
Brian Kelly approaches and tells her that even though he loves her he has decided to give up his life for the church. They pass up the glen, hand in hand. In a small town in Ohio, Father Brian Kelly cares for his flock.
He receives a letter from Edward Wilton asking that Father Kelly confer with him regarding his son, Bruce. Father Kelly has a haunting memory of such a man, but cannot recall his identity. Nevertheless, he goes to New York City.
He finds Edward Wilton on his death bed. Wilton asks Father Kelly to care for the education of his son. Before Father Kelly can express his surprise, Bruce Wilton, aged eighteen, enters the room.
Something in the boy's face recalls old memories to Father Kelly. The dying man hands the priest the medallion of the boy's dead mother. The picture is of the girl of long ago of Ireland.
The scene shifts to the lower East Side of New York City. There the priest continues to minister to the unfortunate. He sends Bruce Wilton, who inherits an uncle's fortune, to college.
Later Wilton becomes a prosperous stock broker in New York City. He receives a letter urging him to go west on a railroad deal. He also receives an anonymous letter informing him to use more care in his market deals as "you have an enemy who will not stop at anything to ruin you." Before Bruce Wilton leaves for the west, Kenward Wright, his closest friend, calls.
Evarts, Wilton's private secretary, warns Wilton not to tell Wright that he is going west. Wright, nevertheless, traces Wilton. Vera and Alice Wallace are happy in their cottage in the west.
Vera and Alice meet Kenward Wright. Alice is infatuated with the man. Later Vera Wallace meets Bruce Wilton.
They love each other and ultimately Bruce brings his wife to their new home in Eden, N.Y. Kenward Wright has never forgotten Vera. He wires to her that he is coming to pay the Wilton's a visit.
Father Kelly has been conducting services in a tent and Bruce resolves to build a chapel for him. Kenward Wright comes to Eden. Father Kelly, in response to a letter from Bruce, arrives, and expresses his pleasure at again meeting his pupil and his wife.
Coincident with Kenward Wright's arrival at the Wilton home, comes also Alice Wallace, Vera's twin sister. Alice pleads illness and does not appear. Kenward Wright goes to Vera and kisses her hand.
Father Kelly sees this action. A grave expression comes over his face. He senses danger to this household.
During the scene of festivity at the Wilton home, Kenward Wright, with a wine glass in his hand, proposes Vera's health, and then as he sees Alice, the wine glass drops from his hand. Later, Kenward Wright, the man who deceived Alice, meets the girl. She implores Wright to marry her.
He tells the girl to meet him that night and they will wed. He really resolves to escape. He tells Bruce Wilton that he has been called away.
He leaves the house, but lurks nearby. Alice, waiting for Wright, hears his signal. She inadvertently tells Wright of Wilton's deal in Wall Street.
"That was the information I wanted. Now I have the cards in my own hands," exclaims Wright. Father Kelly discovers the deserted Alice, and mistakes her for Vera.
Alice implores Father Kelly to help her. Bruce Wilton comes to doubt his own wife. He, too, has mistaken Alice for his wife and asks himself this question again and again, "Who was the man that met Alice last night?" Father Kelly, investigating, is told by Vera that the man came to her sister Alice and that Alice has fled from the home.
Kenward Wright ruins Bruce Wilton in the stock exchange. Bruce, now drinking heavily, again demands an answer from his wife, who tells him that Alice will answer him, but the answer is never forthcoming, for Alice has died in the hospital. Bruce receives word that "an enemy" has ruined him in Wall Street.
Bruce draws a revolver and levels it at his head. Father Kelly enters and holds up his hand. Vera, the terror-stricken wife, tears the curtains from the window center.
Behind this curtain is a stained glass window of "The Christ" crowned with thorns with a rosary in His hand. As Father Kelly points slowly to this, the revolver drops from Bruce's hand and he staggers through the window. Kenward Wright enters and goes to Vera.
Father Kelly encounters Wright, with one hand he waves him aside and with the other he invokes a blessing on the stricken woman. A year has passed. Vera Wilton, separated from Bruce, is sewing for a living.
She comes to Father Kelly's chapel. Bruce Wilton having escaped from the sanitarium where he was placed to cure the drink habit, comes to the Chapel of the Rosary and drops upon its steps. Kenward Wright approaches with two guardsmen from the sanitarium.
They are searching for Bruce Wilton. "Come Bruce," says Kenward Wright to the unfortunate man. As the two guards step forward, Father Kelly checks them.
Addressing Wright he says, "Thou art the man." Kenward Wright, with a cry, falls on his face. "Yes, I did it," he says, "I was your enemy, Bruce." Vera appears, and Bruce falls on his knees before her. Father Kelly points to the chapel.
Vera draws Bruce toward it, and together they go inside. —Moving Picture World synopsis.