When the Heart Calls - Production & Contact Info

When the Heart Calls (1914)
Short | 20 min | Short, Drama

When the Heart Calls (1914)

Short | 20 min | Short, Drama

A wealthy father disinherits his son on learning his intention to marry a chorus girl. The son defies his father and marries the girl. Together they go to live on a farm. Time passes and poverty follows the young people, though their love ...See moreA wealthy father disinherits his son on learning his intention to marry a chorus girl. The son defies his father and marries the girl. Together they go to live on a farm. Time passes and poverty follows the young people, though their love for each other grows stronger. And all the while the old man, alone in his mansion, misses his son. Pride, however, prevents him calling the boy back, and the days pass in loneliness. His great wealth brings him no happiness. While plowing in the fields one day the son, weakened by hardship and anxiety for his wife and children, is suddenly stricken with paralysis. The family is plunged in gloom. The small savings disappear; the wife tries to hide the worst of it from the children and the husband. One day the old father leaves the mansion for a few weeks' visit to a small country village. He hopes to get away from the old familiar scenes and forget the sorrows that press upon him. Meantime the two children beg their mother for permission to wander in the fields. Shortly after we find them by the lake shore picking flowers. Nearby the old grandfather is strolling. The children are wading in the water. They get out beyond their depth and death threatens them. The grandfather hears their cries for help. He rushes to their rescue. Once safe on land, he takes them to their mother. The children have insisted on this. The mother greets the children frantically and thanks the old man. Strangely fascinated by him, the babes climb upon his knee and he clasps them with a smile. The wife asks him to come in and meet her husband. And as the old man stands in the doorway he sees his son, helpless in a chair. And as he gazes, all the old grudge and anger is forgotten and, dropping on his knees, he weeps over his boy and begs forgiveness. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for When the Heart Calls.

Cast	+ Add Cast
8 cast members

Name	Known for
Hobart Henley Billy Billy See fewer	Society Snobs (1921)
Violet Mersereau Billy's Wife Billy's Wife See fewer	Together (1918)
William E. Shay Billy's Father Billy's Father See fewer	Robespierre (1913)
Mrs. Allen Walker Billy's Mother Billy's Mother See fewer	The Clemenceau Case (1915)
Ruth Donnelly Actress Actress See fewer	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Frank Lanning Actor Actor See fewer	The Unknown (1927)
Katherine Lee Billy's First Child Billy's First Child See fewer	The Bludgeon (1915)
Jane Lee Billy's Second Child (unconfirmed) Billy's Second Child (unconfirmed) See fewer	Swat the Spy (1918)