The Oath of Pierre (1914)

Pierre Dorchet, a French-Canadian and professional trapper in the great woods of the north, in visiting his traps is compelled to leave his sister, Nanette, alone on the border line. His ... See full summary »

Director:

Sydney Ayres

Writer:

M.H. McKinstry (story)

Stars:

William Garwood, Harry von Meter, Jack Richardson

Cast

Cast overview:
William Garwood	...	Pierre Dorchet - a Young Trapper
Harry von Meter	...	Papineau - a Friend of Pierre
Jack Richardson	...	Calvin Crow - a Government Surveyor
King Clark	...	John Kent - Crow's Assistant
Vivian Rich	...	Nanette Dorchet - Pierre's Sister
Louise Lester	...	Mrs. Naughton
Charlotte Burton	...	Julia Naughton of the Border Line

Storyline

Pierre Dorchet, a French-Canadian and professional trapper in the great woods of the north, in visiting his traps is compelled to leave his sister, Nanette, alone on the border line. His friend, Papineau, his sister's lover, acts as her guardian. Calvin Crow, civil engineer for the government, and his assistant, Kent, appear on the scene. Crow meets Nanette in his loneliness and with his compelling personality and glamour of the big city Quebec, makes love to her. Papineau tries interference, but his nature is easy going and feeling the need of a stronger hand goes to meet and warn her brother, Pierre. Pierre on his homeward trip meets his sweetheart, Julia Naughton, who lives with her mother on the border line. Papineau encounters Pierre in the woods on a familiar watercourse and hearing the news of his sister's danger, hurries forward on forced marches. Back in the mountains, Crow has promised to marry Nanette and then heartlessly breaks camp and leaves her. Her brother and lover ...

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Genres:

Short | Drama

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User Reviews

Effectively handled and well acted

A substantial two-part offering giving a story of red-blooded frontier people who are not hampered by doubts in their good and in their evil. It deals with a wrong done to a trusting mountain girl by a ruthless surveyor who chances to come to the valley and of the stern vengeance that her brother, Pierre, takes on the malefactor. This part of the story is raised to a higher plain by the fact, clearly shown, that the killing of the villain keeps him from continuing in his nefarious work of destruction and saves the happiness of another girl, his intended victim. The whole is effectively handled and well acted and makes a clear and deeply interesting story, freshly put on the screen, if not new. Good backgrounds help. - The Moving Picture World, June 27, 1914

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

None English

Release Date:

8 June 1914 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Film Manufacturing Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1