The Cabaret Dancer (1914)

• 75%
• 1914
• Drama
• Romance
• Robert G. Vignola
• Alice Joyce
• Tom Moore
• James B. Ross

Don Packard, an artist, forgets his country sweetheart, Martha, and falls in love with his model, Linee. The boy marries Linee and takes her to his home. Martha conceives a hatred for Linee when she discovers that the girl has robbed her of her lover. Don's father, a parson, is horrified when he learns of his son's worldly wife. When Linee realizes the trouble her marriage to Don has caused, she runs away, Martha does her utmost to stir up trouble. For two years Don searches in vain for Linee, who has become a cabaret dancer. Dupree, a Frenchman, falls in love with the girl, but she repels his advances, Don enters the restaurant just as Dupree, mad with jealousy, attempts to shoot Linee. Don saves her life, but loses his sight. Linee assumes charge of the stricken man, but takes care to conceal her identity. Her voice is familiar to Don and he gradually suspects the truth. Rev. Packard, summoned by Linee, comes to the city, accompanied by Martha. Linee learns that they propose to take Don away from her and spirits him away. Certain that his devoted nurse is Linee, Don removes the bandage from his eves. By a clever ruse. Linee makes it appear that the mistress of the boarding house is the woman who is taking care of him. The bandage is replaced. Disappointed and heart-sick. Don determines to do away with himself. Fate, however, frustrates his attempt and Linee resumes her place as her husband's nurse. Don's father and Martha finally discover his whereabouts. Linee is seated near Don, reading one of David's Psalms to him, when the minister and Martha enter. Don learns that it is his wife who has attended him so faithfully. Touched by the girl's devotion to his son, the old minister takes her to his heart.