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A Salutary Lesson

During a stay at beach resort Mr. and Mrs. Randall neglect their daughter and follow their own interests. Mrs. Randall entertains the local minister, while Mr. Randall agrees to take his daughter on a walk along the beach. However, he is attracted by a flirtatious young woman, and the little girl wanders off on her own. She clambers onto a seaside rock where she falls asleep, unmindful of the incoming tide. Her parents at last notice her absence and begin searching for her. However, the incoming tide has by this time surrounded her rock, cutting her off from land. A lifeguard hears her cries and swims to the rescue just as the rising tide is about to engulf her. The child is returned to her parents, who receive from their near tragedy a salutary lesson in the importance of being more careful parents.

Top Cast

  • Charles West

    Charles West

    Mr. Randall

  • Stephanie Longfellow

    Stephanie Longfellow

    Mrs. Randall

  • Gladys Egan

    Gladys Egan

    The Randall Child

  • Jeanie Macpherson

    Jeanie Macpherson

    The Friend

  • Vivian Prescott

    Vivian Prescott

    The Woman on the Beach

  • Alfred Paget

    Alfred Paget

    The Rescuer

  • Kate Toncray

    Kate Toncray

    The Maid

  • Marion Leonard

    Marion Leonard

    Miss Leonard

  • Charles Craig

    Charles Craig

    The Wife's Visitor

Overview

During a stay at beach resort Mr. and Mrs. Randall neglect their daughter and follow their own interests. Mrs. Randall entertains the local minister, while Mr. Randall agrees to take his daughter on a walk along the beach. However, he is attracted by a flirtatious young woman, and the little girl wanders off on her own. She clambers onto a seaside rock where she falls asleep, unmindful of the incoming tide. Her parents at last notice her absence and begin searching for her. However, the incoming tide has by this time surrounded her rock, cutting her off from land. A lifeguard hears her cries and swims to the rescue just as the rising tide is about to engulf her. The child is returned to her parents, who receive from their near tragedy a salutary lesson in the importance of being more careful parents.

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