The Quakeress

The Quakeress is a 1913 silent era short costume drama motion picture starring Louise Glaum, Charles Ray, and William Desmond Taylor.

The setting is an early American village, where a young Quaker woman, Priscilla played by Glaum, is in love with the schoolmaster, John Hart played by Ray. The local minister, Rev. Cole played by Taylor, who calls on her at her cabin with flowers, is an unwelcome suitor. In revenge, he has blue laws passed, among them is one requiring attendance at church on Sunday.Priscilla refuses to comply with the law and is arrested. After being plunged in and out of water and pilloried, she is banished from the colony. John goes with her. They are attacked by Indians and John is badly wounded. Priscilla manages to get back to the village in time to warn the Puritans of an impending attack. They defeat the Indians after a desperate battle. ........

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