The Bride of Guadaloupe - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Living in the village of Guadeloupe, a mythical California Mission town, are Berta and her lover, Ricardo. Felipe, a rival, unable to win the girl, resorts to violence and has Ricardo abducted by bandits and held captive in a mountain hut....See moreLiving in the village of Guadeloupe, a mythical California Mission town, are Berta and her lover, Ricardo. Felipe, a rival, unable to win the girl, resorts to violence and has Ricardo abducted by bandits and held captive in a mountain hut. Felipe and the bandits, under threat of death, force Ricardo to write a letter to Berta, telling her that he has taken a ship to Spain to marry a boyhood sweetheart. The heartbroken girl tries to commit suicide but is prevented by Padre Sebastian, who advises her to take refuge in a convent and take the veil and devote her life to the service of the Church. Berta enters the Convent of the Sacred Heart. During the absence of the bandit gang on a cattle foray, Ricardo succeeds in killing his guard and escaping to the village. The Padre is surprised to see him, believing him in Spain. Ricardo tells the Padre of the plot, and the Padre tells him where to find Berta. Ricardo goes to the convent and steals an interview with Berta through the bars of the convent gate. He returns to the village and sends the sheriff's posse into the mountains after the bandits, then seeks out Felipe, whom he finds in the village wine garden. In the duel with pistols Felipe is killed. The bandits are captured. The ending scenes of the story show the pretty church ceremony that unites Ricardo and Berta in marriage. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less