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Within the Gates of Paradise (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

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Within the Gates of Paradise (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

The European war has thrown factory hand Tom Hayes out of work; the great mill in which he has been employed is shut down because of general industrial depression. With a wife, son, and daughter to support, he is desperate. Sickness has ...See moreThe European war has thrown factory hand Tom Hayes out of work; the great mill in which he has been employed is shut down because of general industrial depression. With a wife, son, and daughter to support, he is desperate. Sickness has prevented him from saving money, and prospects for a cheery Yuletide are slim for his little family. As Christmas Day approaches Hayes is made even more downhearted by overhearing the plans of his children who are sure that Santa Claus will not overlook them on his annual visit. Their childish prattle of the gifts which the children in the great mansion on top of the hill expect adds to the poor millhand's misery, and he determines to be revenged upon the employer who has thrown him out of work. In the mill owner's home, however, there is Christmas good cheer in abundance. The millionaire's children's stockings are well filled with expensive presents and in his kitchen the butler, housekeeper, and chef plan the feast of the day. Through the windows of the mansion the millhand's children sees the glorious tree spangled with gilded baubles and, believing that Santa Claus could have no possible objection to their sharing in the plentiful gifts he has given to their more fortunate playmates, brother and sister enter the great manse. The little girl immediately appropriates a great doll which walks, rolls its eyes and, by means of a phonographic arrangement, even talks. While she dozes before the great Yule log fire her tiny brother examines a rifle which lies beneath the Christmas tree. As he fingers the trigger of the dangerous toy he sees a window open. A moment later a masked man enters and the child, believing he can save the presents from being stolen, fires point blank at the intruder. The supposed burglar's mask falls from his face and the child recognizes his father. The shot, however, has aroused the house and a moment later the mill owner, his wife and children rush into the great library and seize Tom Hayes. Mrs. Hayes, knowing of her husband's desperation and fearing that he would make some such attempt to secure Christmas presents for their children, runs into the mansion and pleads forgiveness for her husband. The mill owner, obdurate at first, finally relents. Hayes' wounded hand is dressed and he is sent home. The next day the mill owner's butler enters the humble Hayes cottage in the valley loaded down with presents which he gravely assures the children were left by mistake in the manse on the hill. Best of all, however, he gives their father a note assuring him employment at clerical work in the factory until good times return. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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3 cast members

Name	Known for
William E. Shay Actor Actor See fewer	Robespierre (1913)
Violet Mersereau Actress Actress See fewer	Together (1918)
William Welsh Actor Actor See fewer	The Bull's Eye (1917)