Marse Covington
Cast & Crew
Edwin Carewe
Edward Connelly
Louise Huff
John J. Williams
Lyster Chambers
Howard Truesdell
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Synopsis
Proud Confederate Captain Covington Halliday refuses to allow his daughter Martha to marry Yankee lawyer Walter Lewis. Covington relates to her his life before, during and after the Civil War. As a boy, Covington was given the black servant Dan who called him "Marse Covington." After the war, Dan refused his freedom and shared Covington's misfortunes. Jim Daly, who holds the mortgage to Halliday House, also wants to marry Martha. He schemes with Yankee gambler Edward Bantree to fix a horse race in which Covington has wagered all his property on his beloved horse Bess. After Bess loses and Covington refuses to influence Martha, who spurns Daly, Covington, Martha and Dan move to New York. Their savings soon run out and Covington is forced to stand in bread lines. After Dan becomes Bantree's servant, he learns about the fix and tells Walter. When Bantree kills Daly in a fight over cards, Walter's charge for defending him is the Halliday House deed. Covington returns with Dan, and allowing that Walter was born just three miles into the North, he happily agrees to the marriage.
Director
Edwin Carewe
Cast
Edward Connelly
Louise Huff
John J. Williams
Lyster Chambers
Howard Truesdell
Paul Dallzell
Crew
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According to Motography, Adelle Barker played the role of Martha. Moving Picture World referred to the granddaughter as "Miss Carol."
