The Ring and the Book - Production & Contact Info

The Ring and the Book (1914)
Short | 20 min | Short, Drama

The Ring and the Book (1914)

Short | 20 min | Short, Drama

Violante, wife of Pietro, a wealthy Italian of low rank, discovers that, by the terms of her husband's will, relatives may claim the estate unless she bears a child. She passes off a foundling as her daughter, and the girl Pompilia is ...See moreViolante, wife of Pietro, a wealthy Italian of low rank, discovers that, by the terms of her husband's will, relatives may claim the estate unless she bears a child. She passes off a foundling as her daughter, and the girl Pompilia is beloved by her foster father. She is still a child when Violante, seeking to advance her own social standing, schemes to marry her to Count Guido, an adventurer, who, after the secret marriage, claims his bride and her dowry. Violante, seeing the entire estate in danger of passing out of her hands, discloses the secret of Pompilia's birth, and shows that she has no claim on the property. Guido, enraged, bides his time in wreaking vengeance on his dowerless bride. Her distress under his cruelty arousing the pity of Caponsacchi, a canon, Guido forces Pompilia to write a letter to the prelate, asking his aid. He replies that he is a priest and she a wedded wife, but Guido destroys this letter and substitutes a declaration of passionate love from Caponsacchi. The priest, determined to aid the unhappy wife, dons the dress of a cavalier and goes to her window at night. She flees with him to an inn, whither they are pursued by Guido and his miscreants. The tremendous situations which follow, ending in the execution of Guido and his band as murderers, are among the most dramatic ever conceived. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Jack Drumier Pietro Pietro See fewer	The Dancer's Peril (1917)
Mrs. A.C. Marston Violante Violante See fewer	The Millionaire Baby (1915)
Hector V. Sarno Guido Guido See fewer	Martin Chuzzlewit (1914)
Laura La Varnie Guido's Mother (as Mrs. LaVarnie) Guido's Mother (as Mrs. LaVarnie) See fewer	Vanity Fair (1923)
Marie Newton Pompilia Pompilia See fewer	The Woman in Black (I) (1914)
Alan Hale A Priest A Priest See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Edward Cecil Caponsacchi Caponsacchi See fewer	The Beast (1916)