The Curse of Humanity - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Realizing that his father, John Collins, who is a big department store owner, will object to his marrying Mary Eyton, a shop girl, Roger Collins secretly marries her. He receives a note from Mary telling him that in order to save her good ...See moreRealizing that his father, John Collins, who is a big department store owner, will object to his marrying Mary Eyton, a shop girl, Roger Collins secretly marries her. He receives a note from Mary telling him that in order to save her good name, the marriage must be made known. Roger confides his secret to his mother who visits Mary. Perceiving that the girl is good and worthy of her son, the mother advises Roger to stick to her, but the father, who has other plans for his son, and after he has failed to buy Mary's silence, turns Roger out. Roger, untrained to any kind of labor, loses position after position and drinks to drown his sorrow, leaving Mary to earn a few pennies by sewing. Several years later on Christmas eve, Mrs. Collins is grieving for her lost son. She receives a letter from the detective agency which she has employed to locate her son, telling her that they are unable to find a trace of him. Mrs. Collins takes the matter in her own hands and, hoping to learn something of Roger, searches the streets of the East Side. She finds a poor little barefoot girl standing before a toy shop window. The child tells her in reply to Mrs. Collins' question that her mother is unable to buy her shoes because her daddy takes all the money for drink. With the spirit of Christmas in her heart, Mrs. Collins buys the child toys and takes her to her poverty-stricken home, only to find that the child is her own grandchild. Roger returns to the house, looks through the window, sees his baby at her prayers and hears her ask God to send her a new daddy who does not drink. He resolves to be a better man, and a reconciliation takes place on Christmas morning in Roger's humble home. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less