At Piney Ridge


1916

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
May 1, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Selig Polyscope Co.
Distribution Company
V-L-S-E, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play At Piney Ridge by David K. Higgins (New York, 22 Feb 1897).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

When Cindy Lane becomes pregnant, Mark Brierson, the father, refuses to marry her. Instead, Brierson romances Azalia Deering, whose father, General Deering, owns the town bank. Brierson misuses bank funds, but the bank is saved by Jack Rose, a wealthy farmer. Cindy's father Zeb vows to kill her lover, but she refuses to reveal the man's identity. Brierson realizes that Azalia and Jack love each other, and so, to eliminate his rival, he tells Zeb that Jack is the child's father. To disgrace Jack further, Brierson convinces Dagmar, a black woman, to claim Jack as her son, but Zeb is told that Brierson is the father of Cindy's child and is also Dagmar's son. In the end, Zeb kills Brierson, who, before he dies, learns from Dagmar that although she is not his mother, he is black. Jack marries Azalia, and Cindy, whose child has died, goes back to the man she loved before Brierson.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
May 1, 1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Selig Polyscope Co.
Distribution Company
V-L-S-E, Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play At Piney Ridge by David K. Higgins (New York, 22 Feb 1897).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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Notes

Contemporary reviews disagree on whether Cindy returns to a former lover at the film's end.