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The Pursuit of the Phantom (1914)

Directed by Hobart Bosworth

Drama · 50m

Accompanied by his dog Skookum, artist Richard Alden goes to work painting the beauty of Laguna Beach. There he courts a city woman, much to the delight of a whimsical waif who weaves fantasies about the lovers. The idyll is interrupted, though, when Wyant Van Zandt, an ambitious millionaire, steals the artist's sweetheart. Alden marries the waif, who later bears him six children. Years pass, and Van Zandt's son falls in love with Helen, the artist's daughter. Indignant at the unsuitability of the match, the millionaire forces his son to break with Helen. Thinking that his daughter's honor has been compromised, Alden attacks and chokes the youth, but at young Van Zandt's bedside, all are reconciled. An allegorical epilogue contrasts the lots of Van Zandt and Alden. To the left, the millionaire embraces a skeleton in black, while, to the right, the artist holds his wife. -From TCM.com Database, powered by the AFI.

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Cast

Hobart Bosworth Richard Alden Rhea Haines Alden's Sweetheart Helen Wolcott Helen Alden Courtenay Foote Wyant Van Zandt Myrtle Stedman Helen Alden Emmett J. Flynn Van Zandt's Son Nigel De Brulier The Poet

Crew

Director
Hobart Bosworth
Director of Photography
George W. Hill

Details

Release date
1914-10-01
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Hobart Bosworth Productions