The Chalice of Courage
Cast & Crew
Rollin S. Sturgeon
William Duncan
Myrtle Gonzalez
Natalie De Lontan
George Holt
George Kunkel
Film Details
Synopsis
When James Armstrong, an unfaithful former suitor, sends her embarrassing letters, Louise Newbold accompanies her husband William on a prospecting trip to avoid a confrontation. When her horse plunges down an embankment, Louise is severely injured and pleads with Newbold to kill her. After Newbold reluctantly complies, he flees to the mountains taking only Louise's locket, which contains a picture of Armstrong, and becomes a recluse. Five years later, Enid Maitland travels West to visit her Uncle Robert, a wealthy miner. Armstrong meets and falls in love with her. On a camping trip with Robert and Armstrong, Enid wanders off to swim. Newbold kills a bear sniffing her clothes, and after a blizzard strikes, they become snowbound in his cabin. Enid and Newbold grow to love each other during the long winter, although the love remains platonic. When the rescue party finds the cabin, Newbold recognizes Armstrong from the photograph in the locket and fights him. After Armstrong leaves and commits suicide, Enid and Newbold marry.
Director
Rollin S. Sturgeon
Cast
William Duncan
Myrtle Gonzalez
Natalie De Lontan
George Holt
George Kunkel
William V. Ranous
Otto Lederer
Anne Schaefer
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According to a news item, about one-half of the scenes in this film had to be re-taken because of static found on the film. These scenes were shot in the snow-clad regions of Big Bear Mountain in CA. The film opened at the Vitagraph Theatre in New York on May 2, 1915.
