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The Sign (1913) Online
Original Title :
The Sign
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Short
Year :
1913
Cast :
E.H. Calvert,Dorothy Phillips,Frank Dayton
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.1/10

Pietro. an Italian workman, refuses the company of his fellow workmen, to return to his home immediately with his pay envelope. On the way he passes the Giuseppe Bank, and is accosted by ... See full summary

The Sign (1913) Online

Pietro. an Italian workman, refuses the company of his fellow workmen, to return to his home immediately with his pay envelope. On the way he passes the Giuseppe Bank, and is accosted by Lorenzo, the banker, to deposit his money with him, so that someday Pietro might be able to return to sunny Italy. Pietro arrives at his home, tells his wife about the banker and she consents to his depositing their savings. Some time later, Pietro, having saved six hundred and seventy-five dollars, calls at the bank, only to discover that there is a run on same. The now almost maddened Italian calls at the home of the banker, and finding that gentleman out. sits at his desk and writes a note, asking for the return of his money. Pietro accidentally turns over an ink-well. In his excitement, Pietro wipes his ink-blackened hand on the curtain, the blotter on the desk, and on some stationery. Lorenzo returns, and thinking that the black hand is after him, returns the money to the Italian and to the rest ...
Cast overview:
E.H. Calvert E.H. Calvert - Pietro
Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Phillips - Pietro's Wife
Frank Dayton Frank Dayton - The Banker


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Samowar

Samowar

Called "a drama with a purpose," this picture gives, with a good deal of truth, a glimpse of what is even likely to happen to simple-minded foreigners in a strange land. It shows how Pietro's savings were jeopardized through his trusting a dishonest banker, also an Italian, and how his own simple Italian way of handling the matter rescued his little fortune. The moral is, perhaps, that when a man is unable to make use of the law, he will act in his own direct way. As an offering of entertainment, the picture has an interesting situation which it has clearly developed; but is a little weak on acting. E.H. Calvert, who plays Pietro, is not convincing in this particular role; he hasn't studied Italians enough, perhaps, for he is a competent actor. Dorothy Phillips, as his wife, and Frank Dayton, as the banker, are better. The photography is clear and the picture has much to commend. - The Moving Picture World, July 26, 1913