The Ways of Fate

The Ways of Fate is an 1913 American silent short romance film produced by the American Film Manufacturing Company. The films directorial and producer roles have been both attributed to Allan Dwan, but other sources point to Wallace Reid as director. The films fictional plot is centered on Jim Conway, who grew up wanting to avenge his fathers death and headed West to seek his fathers killer. Lost in the mountains, he is saved by a young woman and the two fall in love. After a few weeks with her, Conway reveals the reason he came West and the young womans father overhears it. The old man confesses to killing Conways father, over a game of cards, and bares his chest. Conway refuses to take revenge, because love had diminished such feelings. The film was released on April 19, 1913 and it had a widespread national release. The survival status of the film is unknown, but it is presumed lost.

A single line in The Motion Picture Story Magazine notes that Vivian Rich played opposite Wallace Reid in The Ways of Fate. According to E. J. Fleming, author of Wallace Reid The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol, the cast marks the debut of Lon Chaney, but this is unsupported and disputed. Fleming also credits Pauline Bush in a role, but this is also disputed.The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors credits Allan Dwan for directing the film and Sweethearts of the Sage attribute Wallace Reid. Wallace Reid The Life and Death of a Hollywood Idol credits Dwan as the producer and Reid as the director, but gives an incorrect release date. Fleming states that the film was made on December 2627, 1912 and that the day following the shooting, Reid was injured when his horse fell and could not work until midJanuary. ........

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