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Gridley's Wife (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Gridley's Wife (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

U.S. Marshal Gridley, with his wife, Mary, child, and mother, reside on the United States border. He receives a letter from the man who gained him his appointment, asking him to take on as a Secret Service agent, Clarence Kirby. Gridley is...See moreU.S. Marshal Gridley, with his wife, Mary, child, and mother, reside on the United States border. He receives a letter from the man who gained him his appointment, asking him to take on as a Secret Service agent, Clarence Kirby. Gridley is forced to go away to look after opium smugglers. As soon as he is gone, Gridley's mother, who is jealous of Mary's influence on Gridley, vents her spite on her and makes the young woman's life very unhappy. Kirby arrives, meets Mary, falls in love with her, and tries to win her affection. Gridley's mother notices Kirby's attentions, and becomes greatly worried over them. Mary likes Kirby in an innocent manner, as he is the means of brightening her otherwise dismal existence, until one day she goes too far. Gridley's mother forms the worst suspicions from this and sends Gridley a letter by messenger, requesting him to return at once. He receives the message twenty-four hours later, and while at first scoffing at the mother's suspicions, he at last begins to worry over the situation and starts oft on his return. Next day Kirby calls again upon Mary and Gridley's mother being present, he writes and forces upon Mary a note, asking her to leave the front door open that night as he will call at midnight for he must see her alone. Mary is at first shocked and angry, then comes to a determination. Gridley's mother discovers the note and sets a watch upon Mary. Mary unlocks the door that night, and Mrs. Gridley slips out and waits for her son. When he arrives she tells him the painful news and shows him Kirby's note. Gridley, his trust in his wife utterly broken, lays in wait for Kirby, intending to kill him. Kirby arrives. Mary meets him with Gridley's deadly revolver trained upon him. As he is about to fire, Mary tells Kirby how much she despises him, and at the point of a revolver compels him to sign a confession of his evil intentions. Gridley then enters the scene and compels Kirby to drink to the health of "the best and truest wife a man ever had." Kirby slinks out. Gridley's mother, who overhears, enters and begs Mary's forgiveness, which is readily given. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Alfred Paget Marshall Gridley Marshall Gridley See fewer	Intolerance (1916)
Claire Anderson Mary - Gridley's Wife Mary - Gridley's Wife See fewer	His Baby Doll (1917)
M.G. Allen Clarence Kirby Clarence Kirby See fewer	Gridley's Wife (1915)
Raymond Wells Actor Actor See fewer	The Lure of the South Seas (1928)
Tom Wilson Actor Actor See fewer	Pioneer Scout (1928)
Beulah Burns Child Child See fewer	Cheerful Givers (1917)