| ~The Apostle of Vengeance~ 1916 |
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| ~Plot Synopsis~ |
William S. Hart took a respite from his "good-badman" groove to play a preacher in Apostle of
Vengeance. David Hudson (William S. Hart), a minister living in Vermont, returns to his home in
the Kentucky hills in an attempt to reconcile the members of his family with their bitter rivals, the
McCoys. Upon learning of David's peaceful intentions, his family angrily turns him out of the house,
whereupon he moves into a little mountain shack and preaches to anyone who will listen. After
rescuing Mary McCoy (Nona Thomas) from the hands of a brute, David saves his young sister Elsie
(Marvel Stafford) from drowning; but when he discovers that it was Tom McCoy (Joseph J. Dowling)
who attacked Elsie, he is finally spurred to violence. David is strangling Tom when he realizes the
folly of his vengeance and consequently relaxes his grip. Inspired by David's example, the Hudsons
and McCoys finally settle their differences. Hart himself directed Apostle of Vengeance, with
second-unit assistance from his faithful cohort Clifford Smith. Future stars John Gilbert and Jean
Hersholt show up as extras, just as they did in Hart's Hell's Hinges (1916).
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopses from allmovie.com and afi.com
Vengeance. David Hudson (William S. Hart), a minister living in Vermont, returns to his home in
the Kentucky hills in an attempt to reconcile the members of his family with their bitter rivals, the
McCoys. Upon learning of David's peaceful intentions, his family angrily turns him out of the house,
whereupon he moves into a little mountain shack and preaches to anyone who will listen. After
rescuing Mary McCoy (Nona Thomas) from the hands of a brute, David saves his young sister Elsie
(Marvel Stafford) from drowning; but when he discovers that it was Tom McCoy (Joseph J. Dowling)
who attacked Elsie, he is finally spurred to violence. David is strangling Tom when he realizes the
folly of his vengeance and consequently relaxes his grip. Inspired by David's example, the Hudsons
and McCoys finally settle their differences. Hart himself directed Apostle of Vengeance, with
second-unit assistance from his faithful cohort Clifford Smith. Future stars John Gilbert and Jean
Hersholt show up as extras, just as they did in Hart's Hell's Hinges (1916).
Plot Synopsis is a combination of Plot Synopses from allmovie.com and afi.com
| Directed by: William S. Hart Clifford Smith Written by: Monte M. Katterjohn - screenplay & story |
| ~Cast~ William S. Hart ... David Hudson Nona Thomas ... Mary McCoy Joseph J. Dowling ... Tom McCoy Fanny Midgley ... 'Marm' Hudson John Gilbert ... Willie Hudson Marvel Stafford ... Elsie Hudson Gertrude Claire Jean Hersholt |
| ~Remaining Credits~ Production Companies: Kay-Bee Pictures New York Motion Picture Distribution Company: Triangle Distributing Produced by: Thomas H. Ince Cinematography by: Joseph H. August Assistant Director: Clifford Smith Supervisor: Thomas H. Ince Length: 5 Reels Runtime: 50 Minutes Released: June 25, 1916 |
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