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Straws in the Wind (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Straws in the Wind (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

The Nash and the Barnet families are neighbors in a little fishing village, John and Tom Nash supporting their widowed mother. Nell Barnet is a sweetheart of Tom Nash, but later looks more kindly on John. The latter, however, betrays her ...See moreThe Nash and the Barnet families are neighbors in a little fishing village, John and Tom Nash supporting their widowed mother. Nell Barnet is a sweetheart of Tom Nash, but later looks more kindly on John. The latter, however, betrays her and old Barnet demands that he marry the girl. The rascal consents to this, but later elopes with Nora Mathews, a well-known character of the village. Old Man Barnet learns on the following day of John's treachery, and soon the disappearance of the two is neighborhood gossip. The elopers go to the city, where John's money soon is exhausted and he falls in with a gang of burglars. In the little village, Nell is an object of scorn and is despised by everyone. So great is the disgrace that she runs away herself and drifts to the city. John is successful in his new line of endeavor, and is able to supply Nora's every want, but after a run of hard luck he is short of funds and she leaves him for a more affluent admirer. An unseen hand guides Nell to meet one of John's companions in crime in her search for friends and money, and he brings her to the den where the thieves spend their spare time. She is thrown into a dark room, where John discovers her, and with the last spark of decency and manhood in him, attempts to secure her freedom. In the fight that follows, John is overcome and rendered unconscious, but not before he has incurred the enmity of one of his brethren. Back in the little village, Tom worries about Nell's safety and induces Barnet to accompany him on a search for her. They have no success, but by chance run across the man whom John has offended and he leads the way to Nell's prison. The girl is rescued, and Tom pays for his brother's crime by marrying his former sweetheart. John continues his career of crime until a police bullet lays him low as he tries to escape from a steamer which he has robbed. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Mayo Tom Nash Tom Nash See fewer	Souls for Sale (1923)
Philo McCullough John Nash John Nash See fewer	The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (1918)
Anna Mae Walthall Nell Barnett Nell Barnett See fewer	Bare Fists (1919)
Gypsy Abbott Nora Matthews Nora Matthews See fewer	The Man Who Could Not Lose (1914)
Gordon Sackville Mr. Barnett Mr. Barnett See fewer	The Chechako (1914)