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The Anonymous Letter (1911) Online

The Anonymous Letter (1911) Online
Original Title :
The Anonymous Letter
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Short
Year :
1911
Cast :
Henry B. Walthall,Sue Balfour
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.1/10

Her education completed, Marie leaves the convent school and returns home. She is courted by two men, one, George Barnes, an elderly, wealthy man, and the other Paul Carter. Carter's ... See full summary

The Anonymous Letter (1911) Online

Her education completed, Marie leaves the convent school and returns home. She is courted by two men, one, George Barnes, an elderly, wealthy man, and the other Paul Carter. Carter's sinister appearance fills her with revulsion and dread, which she is unable to control, and which angers Carter. After she is married to Barnes he writes to his son in college, who is displeased that his departed mother's place has been taken by another. Shortly thereafter he is taken sick and brought home, and the young stepmother decides to impersonate a nurse and try to win his affection. She succeeds too well, for the youth falls in love with her. He is then told the truth, and the family would have been happy but for Carter, who writes an anonymous letter to Barnes, telling him his wife and son are deceiving him and to be on his guard. .Mrs. Carter and her stepson go for an automobile ride and about 35 miles from home the machine breaks down. They meet friends residing in the vicinity and are ...
Cast overview:
Henry B. Walthall Henry B. Walthall - Paul Carter
Sue Balfour Sue Balfour - Mrs. Barnes - George's Mother


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Olwado

Olwado

The situation behind the picture is, or seems to be, quite impossible. To make matters worse, it is very unpleasant. Supposing, however, that a son, old enough to be at college, and brought home sick, could be kept in ignorance, even in convalescence, that the woman who was acting as his nurse was his stepmother when he knew that his father had just been married and also that the father could have been made so jealous by an anonymous letter, the situation is dramatic. There is little good acting in the picture except that of William Walthall as Carter, the sender of the letter. He portrays with a remarkable power of suggestion a foreign, snaky character. - The Moving Picture World, October 14, 1911