The Undertow (1915 film)

The Undertow
Ernest Ward, Bert Delaney, and Ethel Jewett in a publicity still
Directed by	Jack Harvey
Starring	Ethel Jewett Ernest C. Warde Bert Delaney
Production company	Thanhouser Company
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	April 20, 1915 (1915-04-20)
Running time	2 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Undertow is a 1915 American short silent drama film, directed by Jack Harvey for the Thanhouser Company. It stars Ethel Jewett, Ernest C. Warde, and Bert Delaney. ^[1]

Plot

According to a film magazine, ^[2] "Jack, a country boy, falls into evil hands in the city and becomes identified with a gang of thieves. In a fight with the police, the gang is chased over the roof of a house. Jack seeks refuge in one of the apartments, occupied by Detective Sergeant Grey and his sister, Florence. The girl takes pity on Jack and hides him while the search, headed by her brother, is going on. Jack promises to reform. His old associates, however, bend all their powers to drag him back. At last they manage to implicate him in a safe robbery and he is arrested. Jack, apparently escaping from prison, goes to the rendezvous of the thieves. They taunt him with his helplessness, and believing that the case against him is overwhelming, they tell him just how the evidence was planted. A detective and several officers, concealed within hearing, rush out and overcome the criminals. Jack, proven innocent, wins Florence for his wife."

References

1. "The Undertow". Thanhouser.org. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
2. Reel Life, New York City: Mutual Film Corporation, April 10, 1915, p. 12 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• The Undertow at IMDb