Underplayed Gems

For Her Sake (1911)

For Her Sake poster
Genre
silent film, romance film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Confederate soldier and his Southern love are separated by the Civil War. She risks her life to free him from Union captivity, but is fatally shot during their escape. Her death brings a moment of understanding between the soldier and his Union rival.

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What happens

For Her Sake is a 1911 American silent short war romance film produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film starred William Garwood as a confederate soldier who wins the love of a young Southern girl shortly before the start of the American Civil War. His rival becomes a Union officer and the two are reunited when the Confederate is captured. After receiving news of his capture, the girl manages to sneak through the Union lines to free him. Together they escape and the Union officer tracks them to her home. Prepared to apprehend his foe, he sees his rival mourning the death of the girl, fatally shot during the escape. The two resolve their differences and the officer leaves the house, refusing to arrest the Confederate soldier. The film was released on February 14, 1911 and was met with positive reviews despite plot holes surrounding the girl's ability to elude the guards. The film is now presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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