The Folks Back Home - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

His little, country sweetheart, back on the farm, gleefully journeyed to the post office at regular intervals, eager to receive a letter from the city where her best love had gone. These she read with a face glowing with excitement and ...See moreHis little, country sweetheart, back on the farm, gleefully journeyed to the post office at regular intervals, eager to receive a letter from the city where her best love had gone. These she read with a face glowing with excitement and interest, happy in the thought that some time she would join him there, but soon the letters came less frequent and finally ceased entirely. Mother and sweetheart alike suffered along in silence hoping against hope that all was well. Meanwhile, the country boy had luckily risen in a position of prominence and gradually wormed his way into the gay society which frequented the vari-colored resorts along the Gay White Way. He developed a taste for wine and grew fond of women in the lower strata. So he went on with the tide until brought to his senses by the arrival of a telegram bringing the news that his old mother was very low and expected to die. The message came when he was boisterously entertaining his friends in a glittering café. But his senses were not dulled by liquor sufficiently that he failed to realize his duty as it stared him in the face. In spite of entreaties from his companions he rushed from the place and finally reached home after traveling all night. There's a great deal more to the story which the film must tell for lack of space in this week's booklet, nevertheless the sight of her boy brought health to the mother again and roses to the cheeks of the girl who was disconsolately feeding the chickens when the news of his arrival came. Then the old courting days were revived and you can guess what followed. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less