The End Of The Feud
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''The End of the Feud'' is a 1914 American silent
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by Allan Dwan and featuring Murdock MacQuarrie, Pauline Bush, and
Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...
. The film is now considered lost.


Plot

The hillbilly families of Hen Dawson (Murdock Mac Quarrie) and Jed Putnam (William Lloyd) have been engaged in a deadly feud for fifty years. Dawson lives with a daughter named June (Pauline Bush), and a nephew named Wood Dawson (Lon Chaney) who is in love with his cousin June. Jed Putnam has only a son named Joel (William C. Dowlan), who has been secretly romancing June. One day a new preacher moves into the territory and convinces the two patriarchs to stop their senseless feuding. They lay down their arms and declare a truce. Then Wood learns that Joel Putnam has been dating Wood's cousin June in secret. Wood starts spreading rumors that the two lovers have been engaged in immoral acts. The two rivals fight it out, and in the melee, Joel kills Wood Dawson. Enraged over the death of his nephew, Hen Dawson forgets his oath and sets out to kill Joel Putnam. However, when he finds Joel, June is with him, getting ready to elope. Violence is averted at the last moment. The preacher once again gets the two warring clans to declare a truce by quickly marrying June and Joel, thus uniting the two families forever.


Cast

* Murdock MacQuarrie as Hen Dawson * Pauline Bush as June Dawson *
Lon Chaney Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney (April 1, 1883 – August 26, 1930) was an American actor. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and affli ...
as Wood Dawson * William Lloyd as Jed Putnam * William C. Dowlan as Joel Putnam * Jessalyn Van Trump


Reception

"Motion Picture News" stated "Drama of the South, beautiful scenery throughout....A good love story with unusual ending." "Moving Picture World" said "A mountain feud story that works up into some gripping situations...Some excellent scenic effects heighten the interest of the film. The story is old in subject matter, but handled in a convincing manner."


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:End Of The Feud, The 1914 films 1914 drama films 1914 short films Silent American drama films American silent short films American black-and-white films Lost American drama films Films directed by Allan Dwan Universal Pictures short films 1914 lost films American drama short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films Films about hillbillies Films about feuds