The Courage of the Common Place
Cast & Crew
Ben Turbett
Leslie Austin
William Calhoun
Mildred Havens
Jessie Stevens
William Wadsworth
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Synopsis
John McLean fails to obtain the coveted honor of selection to the Senior Society at Yale, but is cheered by a letter from his father who reminds him that the courage of the commonplace is the greatest of all. Nevertheless, the girl he loves leaves without bidding him goodbye and John, not knowing that her grief over his failure was the cause, assumes that she has lost faith in him. Three years later, John graduates from Boston Tech and is appointed superintendent of the Big Oriel Mine. Conditions are deplorable at his post and John sets out to win the confidence of the men, which he succeeds in doing, winning all but a few miners led by the foreman O'Hara. When a fire breaks out in the mine, the two adversaries are trapped in a shaft. O'Hara loses his mind and attacks his comrades but is knocked senseless by John. Relief arrives just in time and John finds himself a hero, not only to O'Hara and his former foes, but to the world outside. At the Yale commencement, he is praised in a speech by the president, feted by his classmates, and his happiness is made complete when the girl confesses her love for him.
Director
Ben Turbett
Cast
Leslie Austin
William Calhoun
Mildred Havens
Jessie Stevens
William Wadsworth
Lucia Moore
Stanley Wheatcroft
Ben La Mar
Charlotte Lambert
Lima Kaya
Edward O'connor
Arthur Twining Hadley
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Notes
Parts of this film were shot on the Yale University campus. According to a review, Yale president Arthur Twining Hadley delivered a speech to students at the end of the film.
