The Blind Basket Weaver (1913)

• 82%
• 1913
• Drama
• James Vincent
• James Vincent
• Alice Hollister
• Irene Boyle

Paul, a blind basket weaver, plies his trade at a small seaside village. Anna, a cripple, is madly in love with the handsome young man. He does not know of her deformity and Dolly, who also loves him, is too tender-hearted to tell. Dr. Arnold and his bride visit the village on their honeymoon. The doctor finds that he can restore Paul's sight by a simple operation, and gives Anna his card. Paul and Dolly are overjoyed, but Anna fears he will have nothing to do with her should he recover his sight and discover her deformity. Dolly determines to have the operation. She goes to the hotel and finds to her dismay that the doctor has been called back to the city by an urgent telegram. She regains her good spirits when she remembers that Anna has the doctor's card, bearing his address. Anna is tempted and says that she has lost the card. When she sees Paul's grief she cannot bear to deceive him, and pretends to find the card. Together they write a pathetic little note to Dr. Arnold requesting him to return. He does return and performs the operation. Several weeks later, when the bandages are to be removed from Paul's eyes, Dolly and Anna wait anxiously outside the door. Paul wishes to have Anna by his side. The girl enters the house and sits beside him, holding his hand. As the doctor starts to remove the bandages she can stand it no longer, and has him send for Dolly. Dolly substitutes her hand for Anna's. Anna rushes blindly from the house and towards the cliffs. Paul sees the beauties of the world for the first time by Dolly's side, while at the foot of the cliffs Anna's poor little body is found, bruised and broken.