Where the Winds Blow

WHERE THE WINDS BLOW was directed by Laurence Trimble on the Maine coast (possibly Cape Elizabeth) in the summer of 1910. It stars Florence Turner, Leo Delaney, and Jean the Vitagraph dog. Simple story has Delaney giving his dog to Turner while he goes to sea. When her father runs out of money, he must return to the sea (with Delaney). There is a shipwreck and the old man is among the survivors. Broke, they must move away. Turner is reduced to digging clams for a living (Jean helps) until Delaney miraculously returns from his watery grave. Short and sweet with beautiful (if windy) location shots. Turner is very pretty and Jean gets to do more than in her other surviving films.

The film is alternately known as A SAILOR'S SACRIFICE.

Leo Delaney and Florence Turner are in love. He gives his faithful dog, Jean to Florence as a gift. But Jean's father has lost all their savings and must return to sea. Leo goes to serve under him, and when the ship sinks, gives up his seat in the life boat to the old man. How can Jean bring the lovers together -- her frequent role in many of her appearances.

Jean appeared in more than a score of Vitagraph movies, usually under the direction of her owner, Laurence Trimble. Here, Trimble shoots the shore scenes to show off the beauty of the wind and his two leading ladies.

The knowing audience will recognize that this movie uses 'chapter heading' editing, in which the title tells the audience what the scene they are about to watch is about. It was falling out of favor at this time, but it fits the simple, old-fashioned sort of story that Jean usually graced.