Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912) . HE Battleground is a problem photoplay, which hasfurnished the producer with a series of strong situa-tions and an intensely dramatic story. The film hasbeen carefully produced, and the impersonation of theRev. Father Bob, by Harry Lonsdale, shows a talentedconception of the character and praiseworthy delinea-tive art. The roles of Jim and Anna are also well sustained byWallace Scott and Miss Rosalind Vereen. The opening scenesiows the lovers, Bob Carroll and Anna, in happy They are interrupted by Jim, another suitor for Annas hand andfa
Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912) . HE Battleground is a problem photoplay, which hasfurnished the producer with a series of strong situa-tions and an intensely dramatic story. The film hasbeen carefully produced, and the impersonation of theRev. Father Bob, by Harry Lonsdale, shows a talentedconception of the character and praiseworthy delinea-tive art. The roles of Jim and Anna are also well sustained byWallace Scott and Miss Rosalind Vereen. The opening scenesiows the lovers, Bob Carroll and Anna, in happy They are interrupted by Jim, another suitor for Annas hand andfavour. He is much perturbed by Annas evident preference forBobs society, but determines to learn his chances. In the secondscene he proposes, but is refused. The following scene gives aninterior view of Bobs home. His father and mother and theparish priest are in earnest consultation ; for it is the motherswish that her boy shall enter the priesthood. Bob comes in andthe grave question is put before him. The parents leave him alonewith the good father and the boy gives his pledge, falling on hisknees with his face buried in his hands as he does so, in despairover his separation from Anna and the shattering of his love dream.
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