The Face at the Window (1910)

Like his father before him Ralph is admitted to the Graduate Club upon completing his studies at the university He is presented with a commemorative stein to mark the occasion Ralph meets an artists model marries her over his fathers objections and is disowned by the old man Eventually he becomes a drunkard and deserts his wife and their baby who is taken in by Ralphs father when the young mother dies The grandson is raised with the same advantages as his father graduates from the same university and is admitted to the same club During the festivities Ralph stumbles by the club is seen through the window by his son and his friends and is brought inside He attempts to drink from his old stein but is shoved aside by the boy who does not know him The old man enters and recognizes Ralph All three are reconciled as Ralph dies