Gladiola
Cast & Crew
John H. Collins
Viola Dana
Charles Sutton
Jessie Stevens
Robert Conness
Pat O'malley
Film Details
Synopsis
Although she has a strong friendship with Abner, a hand on her father's farm, saucy Gladiola Bain loves only her father, until she meets vacationing Ned Williams, a self-described "idler" from the city. When their seemingly harmless flirtation develops into love, Gladiola refuses to obey her father's wishes that she give Williams up, and when Williams, after some hesitation, offers her a beautiful home and clothes, they elope to the city, where Williams arranges a mock marriage. After a few months of happiness, Williams' real wife appears. Gladiola tells Williams that she despises him and returns to her welcoming father. Amid much gossip in the town, Gladiola gives birth to a child, while Williams, whose wife has refused to divorce him, has gone abroad. When he learns that his wife has died, he returns repentantly to Gladiola's farm, but although she is touched by his concern, her love has died, and she refuses his entreaties. At the end, Gladiola and her child stroll in the gladiola fields with the faithful Abner.
Director
John H. Collins
Cast
Viola Dana
Charles Sutton
Jessie Stevens
Robert Conness
Pat O'malley
Eldean Steuart
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Notes
Some scenes in this film were shot at the Cowie gladiola fields in Berlin, NY.
