The Bride of Hate

In the 1914 drama "The Bride of Hate," Dr. Dudley Duprez, a prominent Louisiana physician, grapples with deep-seated pain after the abduction and suicide of his headstrong niece, Rose Duprez. Determined to seek justice, he targets Paul Crenshaw, the perpetrator of the incident, by crafting an elaborate plan involving a beautiful enslaved woman named Mercedes. Through a card game on a Mississippi River steamer, Dr. Duprez acquires Mercedes and orchestrates a situation where Crenshaw becomes infatuated with her, luring him into a web of deceit and retribution. This thought-provoking film explores themes of betrayal, vengeance, and the lengths people will go to protect their loved ones.