News of a ship in distress is carried to a fisherman's cottage, and two generations of hardy toilers respond to the call, leaving a third, a small boy, with his mother. The lifeboat is ... See full summary
Called to the Sea (1910) Online
News of a ship in distress is carried to a fisherman's cottage, and two generations of hardy toilers respond to the call, leaving a third, a small boy, with his mother. The lifeboat is launched and proceeds on its errand to the vessel outside the bay. Weeping wives and mothers witness from the shore the total loss of vessel and rescuers. Not a soul saved. Grandly pathetic scene as the waves beat against the rocks. The lad comforts his mother. The widow and fatherless. "The sea shall not have you," is the cry of the mother to the son, "You shall be a priest." Interior of seminary. The reluctant boy is handed over to the priests, to be trained for sacred service. Ten years later, the boy now a priest, visits his mother. Another alarm. Help needed. Vessel stranded on the cruel rocks. "Bred in the Bone." The priest insists upon joining the rescue party. Grief of his mother. Again the lifeboat is launched, while the women wait as before. The breakwater. Successful return of the rescuers. ...
Original French title is undetermined.
Released in the US as a split reel along with Immigrants' Progress in Canada (1910).