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Tony (1915)
Short | Drama, Short

Tony (1915)

Short | Drama, Short

Tony, a peasant of the poorest Italian type, listens to a friend who has prospered in America, and deserts his native heath to try his fortunes in the Land of Liberty, leaving his wife and baby until he has earned enough to send for them. ...See moreTony, a peasant of the poorest Italian type, listens to a friend who has prospered in America, and deserts his native heath to try his fortunes in the Land of Liberty, leaving his wife and baby until he has earned enough to send for them. After a few years of hard toil, the required amount is accumulated, but the morning he goes to the bank to withdraw his little hoard he finds a notice on the door notifying depositors that payment has been suspended. Local millionaire Armitage is induced to come to the bank's relief, which he promises to do after an examination of the books. As he drives away in his auto, he is mistaken by Tony and others as the cause of the failure. Tony follows him to his home, and from behind a hedge watches him as he plays with his little girl. He seeks an opportunity to get revenge on him, but as he watches, the father leaves the little girl and goes into the house. The child plays about the lawn for a time, then strolls over to where some men are excavating for an artificial lake. They have lighted the fuse of a blast, and no one sees the child but Tony as she walks nearer the deadly spot. At last Tony can stand it no longer, for as he pictures his own little girl in this one's place, all thoughts of revenge are banished. Rushing to the spot, he picks up the child just as the blast goes off. He saves her, but at a terrible cost to himself. He is picked up unconscious, and for days and days he raves in a delirium. Armitage gathers from the babbling tale of Tony just what has happened and sends for the little Italian mother and child, so that the first sight that Tony sees when he awakes from his long delirium are those who are dearest on earth to him. The last scene in the play shows Tony hard at work for Armitage while their two little girls play together nearby. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
King Baggot Tony Tony See fewer	Jim Webb, Senator (1914)
Jane Gail Giulia Giulia See fewer	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Ned Reardon Schuyler Armitage Schuyler Armitage See fewer	The Marble Heart (1915)
Frank Smith Guetanio Marco Arlani Guetanio Marco Arlani See fewer	A Strange Disappearance (1915)
Jane Lee Rosa Rosa See fewer	Swat the Spy (1918)