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From Out of the Past (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

From Out of the Past (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Prosperous merchant John Wilson resumes his liaison with Helen Nash, a woman he had known before his marriage, and cares for her and her little son Jack with the understanding that the boy is his own. Ethel, the child of his marriage, and ...See moreProsperous merchant John Wilson resumes his liaison with Helen Nash, a woman he had known before his marriage, and cares for her and her little son Jack with the understanding that the boy is his own. Ethel, the child of his marriage, and little Jack meet and become playmates. Wilson quarrels with Helen and leaves her forever. She dies from heart failure, and Dr. Hudson, hurriedly summoned, finds a letter which is to be opened by Jack when he is 21. Dr. Hudson adopts the boy, and he and his wife raise him as their own. Years later when Jack and Ethel are grown, they meet, are attracted, and become engaged. Dr. Hudson reveals to Wilson that Jack is not his son, but the son of Helen Nash, one of his patients, and the doctor gets a shock when Wilson confesses he is Jack's father. This makes Jack and Ethel brother and sister, so they are separated at once, but only Jack is told of the terrible fate he had so narrowly escaped. Then Jack's 21st birthday arrives and he opens the mysterious letter. It proves to be a confession from Helen that he is not the son of Wilson, but the son of her husband Dick Nash, whom she married very shortly after Wilson first met her. The barriers of blood relation being removed, Ethel and Jack are reunited, and receive the blessings of their respective parents. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
William Humphrey John Wilson John Wilson See fewer	Atonement (1919)
Belle Bruce Mrs. John Wilson Mrs. John Wilson See fewer	The Great Secret (1917)
Jacqueline Brown Ethel as a Child Ethel as a Child See fewer	His Fairy God-Mother (1915)
Carolyn Birch Ethel as an Adult Ethel as an Adult See fewer	Babbling Tongues (1917)
Bobby Connelly Jack as a Child Jack as a Child See fewer	The Heart of Sonny Jim (1914)
Garry McGarry Jack as an Adult Jack as an Adult See fewer	The Scarlet Runner (1916)
Eulalie Jensen Helen Nash Helen Nash See fewer	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)
Harry Northrup Dr. Hudson Dr. Hudson See fewer	The Heart of Maryland (1927)
Lillian Burns Dr. Hudson's Wife Dr. Hudson's Wife See fewer	A Florida Enchantment (1914)
Charles Wellesley Actor Actor See fewer	The Wolf Man (1923)