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Babbling Tongues (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

Babbling Tongues (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

Martin Lowe is treasurer of the village lodge. He and his grandniece, Lillie, live at Mrs. Haswell's boarding house. Lillie is in love with Ned, the son of the boarding house mistress. This youth is out of work and has been a little wild ...See moreMartin Lowe is treasurer of the village lodge. He and his grandniece, Lillie, live at Mrs. Haswell's boarding house. Lillie is in love with Ned, the son of the boarding house mistress. This youth is out of work and has been a little wild lately. Martin knows the young people love each other and believes the boy is good at heart and comforts Ned's mother with faith in the boy. On account of rumors of the village bank's liability the lodge members withdraw their funds and place them in charge of Martin until the next day, when they expect to carry them to another bank. Martin is loath to accept the trust imposed upon him, but the members insist and finally he agrees. At the boarding house lives Mrs. Haswell's father, an old man. He and Martin are good friends, and when Martin brings the funds home he feels the uneasiness of all and watching, sees Martin hide the funds in a tin box beneath his pillow. Next morning Ned is gone, leaving a note to his mother telling her that he is leaving and expects to return later with money to help her out of her difficulties. Martin finds the money missing and is in despair. Mrs. Haswell shows Martin the note he left, and against his will, Martin is forced to connect the missing money and the missing youth. The lodge members arrive to take Martin to bank the money and he parries their questions in an effort to gain time. He realizes his responsibility, and going to a loan office, tries to raise funds on his land to meet the shortage, but without avail. The lodge members have seen his suspicious actions and call on him, demanding their funds. While they are arguing, the youth returns, having failed to get work. Martin takes him to task and the youth asserts his innocence. Martin seeing Lillie still believes in him comes to the same conclusion. Mrs. Haswell's father has heard the argument and leaves for the yard. Martin, looking out of a window, sees the old man dig up a tin box, and tottering, brings it to the house. Martin has resolved to protect the boy at all costs and goes back to defy the lodge members. Old man Haswell comes up with the box and tells them that he feared for the safety of the money and to aid Martin he stole it from him and hid it. The funds are restored and Martin pleads the boy's forgiveness for his unjust suspicion and turns Ned over to Lillie for comfort. News has arrived of a food position for the boy in a neighboring town and all ends happily. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Murdock MacQuarrie Martin Lowe Martin Lowe See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Edna Payne Lillie Lowe Lillie Lowe See fewer	The Sacrifice of Jonathan Gray (1915)
Arthur Moon Ned Haswell Ned Haswell See fewer	A Lislebank (1917)
Lydia Yeamans Titus Mrs. Haswell Mrs. Haswell See fewer	While the City Sleeps (1928)