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The Secret of the Still (1911) Online

The Secret of the Still (1911) Online
1911
Original Title :
The Secret of the Still
Genre :
Movie / Short / Drama
Year :
1911
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.2/10

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In this characteristic story of the south we are taken to the heart of the pine forests where the chief industry is the gathering of the pitch from the pine trees and its distillation into ... See full summary

The Secret of the Still (1911) Online

In this characteristic story of the south we are taken to the heart of the pine forests where the chief industry is the gathering of the pitch from the pine trees and its distillation into turpentine. Throughout the pictures the various stages of the industry are shown. The story centers around a young southern girl who has two lovers, both employed in the turpentine camp. Of course, she loves but one and the discarded suitor attempts to discredit his rival by having a negro to open the main vent and allow the turpentine to go to waste. His deed is worse than he anticipated, however, for the turpentine takes fire and the still is partially destroyed. As was intended, the finger of suspicion points to the girl's accepted lover and it would doubtless have gone hard with him had not the negro met with an accident and confessed as he was about to die. So the real culprit is run down and punished and the lover of the girl is freed of suspicion and wins his bride.
Cast overview:
J.P. McGowan J.P. McGowan


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Mr.Bean

Mr.Bean

A melodramatic southern story, consisting of a love affair, built up around a turpentine still, with a deep-dyed villain, in full operations. The escape of the turpentine and the fire which destroys it, makes a very realistic scene. Some of the southern scenery is attractive, and there is sufficient action in the play to hold the interest. The ready way in which the word of a negro is accepted in these southern plays is rather unusual. Negroes are in no particular favor with white people down there, and probably their assertions regarding misdemeanor would not be taken unsupported, as is shown in this picture. This may be a minor fault but it is not true of the life this picture is supposed to accurately depict. The same fault has been noted in previous releases of this type. Apart from this, however, the picture is good and finds favor with those who see it. - The Moving Picture World, February 11, 1911