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The Intruder
Much to the delight of the simple old father, his daughter becomes engaged to a big-hearted mountaineer. He builds their hut in the wilderness, and she is happy, though she often dreams of the great world outside. Then comes the intruder from the city, a man of the world. He obtains hoard at the girl's home. He blinds her eyes to the beautiful things of the; woods with his talk of pretty places and things of the great world without. He tempts and wins her away from the big-hearted backwoodsman. The young mountaineer, who has been working on his cabin, returns and finds the old man dozing and the girl gone.
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Plot Summary
As the film is considered lost, a detailed plot summary is unavailable. Based on its genre and era, it likely depicted a dramatic situation involving an unwelcome presence or disruption within a domestic or social setting.
Critical Reception
As the film is lost, there is no contemporary critical reception or modern analysis available. Its historical significance is primarily as an artifact of early cinema, produced during a formative period for the medium.
What Reviewers Say
Considered a lost film, making any consensus impossible to determine.
Likely a brief dramatic narrative typical of early one-reelers.
Its historical value is in its existence as an early silent film, rather than critical acclaim.
Google audience: No audience reviews or data are available for this lost film.
Fun Fact
While the film itself is lost, its existence from 1914 places it within a very early period of narrative filmmaking, when directors and studios were experimenting with storytelling techniques and visual language.
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