The Laugh of Scorn - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Dixie lives in a mountain village with her father. They are ignorant people and cannot even read or write. But all is changed when a new school master arrives from the city. John Harding is an author who is tired of urban life and has come...See moreDixie lives in a mountain village with her father. They are ignorant people and cannot even read or write. But all is changed when a new school master arrives from the city. John Harding is an author who is tired of urban life and has come to spend a while teaching school in the mountains. Dixie falls in love with the new teacher, much to the disgust of her old flame, Steve. She even goes to the extent of attending the school, and here the attraction grows. But all the while Steve is jealous, and several fights take place between him and John over the girl. At last Steve thinks that he has found a way to prejudice the old man against the rival. He says that John's designs are not honorable. But when he finds that he is mistaken he is still more enraged, and, in an attempt to shoot John, wounds Dixie. But Dixie recovers, and as the picture fades out, the lovers are seen in each other's arms. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less