At the Cross Roads
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Cast & Crew
Frank L. Dear
Estha Williams
Rae Forde
Mrs. Stuart Robson
Arthur Morrison
Master Martin
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Synopsis
Parepa Mendoza, a former slave, is employed by the Reverend Thornton, a Southern clergyman whose son Dayton abuses her. When Dayton kills James Martin during a drunken brawl, he flees to the hills, taking Parepa as his mistress. He soon tires of her, however, and orders her from his cabin, even though she is pregnant with his child. Parepa confesses her transgressions to Thornton, who is shocked, and orders Dayton to marry her. Dayton and Parepa go North, after which the reverend dies of grief. As their daughter Annabelle grows up, Parepa has assumed the role of maid to Dayton, and the girl never knows of her background. When the family returns South, Tom Martin attacks his father's killer, but Annabelle intervenes. Later the two fall in love, but at their engagement party Dayton tells everyone that Parepa is Annabelle's mother. Parepa kills Dayton after he is pursued by a band of outraged blacks, but during her trial it is revealed by Colonel Kerr, a former suitor, that Parepa is actually a white woman of Spanish heritage, and she is released.
Director
Frank L. Dear
Cast
Estha Williams
Rae Forde
Mrs. Stuart Robson
Arthur Morrison
Master Martin
Frank L. Dear
Madge Loomis
Jack Gordon
Elmer Peterson
Charles H. Streimer
Miss Harlan
Edward Thorne
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Notes
Estha Williams recreated the role of Parepa from the well-known stage play.
