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The Strength of the Weak (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Strength of the Weak (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

David Fleming is addicted to morphine. His mother surprises her son in the act of injecting the drug. He promises to fight the habit for her sake and that of his sweetheart, Lalia Fenton. With the drug ever near Fleming is unable to ...See moreDavid Fleming is addicted to morphine. His mother surprises her son in the act of injecting the drug. He promises to fight the habit for her sake and that of his sweetheart, Lalia Fenton. With the drug ever near Fleming is unable to conquer his desire. Finally his mother dies. Heartbroken, he tells his sweetheart of his failure. She begs him to go away and fight it out. He leaves for a small village in the mountains where the drug is inaccessible. Stanford Black proposes to Lalia and is rejected. He offers her a beautiful jewel in a plush box, but she refuses to accept it. Black learns from Lalia that Fleming is making a successful fight against the drug. He sends his rival morphine in the box which contained the jewel he offered Lalia. Fleming is almost overpowered by the temptation. He rushes from his cabin in his effort to fight off the craving. The night before Lalia had had a dream in which she saw her sweetheart in trouble, and persuades her mother to go with her to the mountain cabin. They reach the cabin just after Fleming has rushed out. There she finds the plush box and understands Black's villainy. She finds Fleming kneeling, fighting his temptation. He wins. When they return Lalia confronts Black with his perfidy and orders him from the house, while she opens her arms to Fleming, a man once more. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Bryant Washburn David Fleming David Fleming See fewer	Captain Midnight (1942)
Gerda Holmes Lalia Fleming Lalia Fleming See fewer	Robin Hood (1913)
Helen Dunbar Mrs. Fleming Mrs. Fleming See fewer	Siege (1925)
Camille D'Arcy Mrs. Fenton Mrs. Fenton See fewer	Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1916)
Lester Cuneo Stanford Black Stanford Black See fewer	Western Grit (1924)