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The Good in the Worst of Us (1914)
Short | Short, Western
Morton, urged on by Watson, who desires to oust him from the bank, is the president who uses the bank's money for his private speculations. He becomes heavily involved and when the matter is brought to the attention of the directors, he is...See moreMorton, urged on by Watson, who desires to oust him from the bank, is the president who uses the bank's money for his private speculations. He becomes heavily involved and when the matter is brought to the attention of the directors, he is asked to make good the default or go to jail. Morton would commit suicide except for his stenographer, Mary Lane, a beautiful and intelligent girl. She takes him and talks over the matter with Morton's son, whom she loves. The son and Mary's brother, chums, have just returned from college. The son, Bob, conspires with Mary to make Watson pay for his part in the scheme to ruin the old man. With the assistance of Mary, Bob manages to take considerable money from Watson in a crooked card game at the club. Mary's brother learns of it and tries to make a fuss. The brother is seemly bad himself, and he is thrown from the club. Meantime, Morton senior realizes more forcibly his terrible predicament, and takes up a pistol to kill himself. At this juncture a tramp, bent on stealing, approaches the window and sees the upraised gun. Believing that it is meant for himself, the tramp shoots and kills Morton. Mary's brother enters at this junction and what with the awful sight and the heavily mental strain he has been under on account of his own debts, he goes temporarily insane. He imagines that he has killed the president. He is arrested and put on trial. Meanwhile Mary investigates and discovers that the bullet came through the window from the outside, that it could not have possibly been fired by her brother. She goes on the stand, as also does Bob, and tells her story. Things look black for the brother in spite of her testimony. The tramp who fired the fatal shot sits in the gallery filled with remorse during the trial. Unable to control his emotions at a critical point in the trial, he screams out that he is the guilty party. He is carried before the judge and tells his story. Joe is exonerated and a saddened trio leave for home. Previous to this Bob's conscience has reproached him for his part in the crooked card game and he returns the money to Watson. The latter has suffered a change of heart and brings it back, sorry for his part in the tragedy. Joe leaves to commence life anew in the west and Mary and he are married. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated 1914/02/11
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2 11, 1914 (United States)

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Alec B. Francis
Henry Morton Henry Morton   See fewer
Oliver Twist (1933)
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Belle Adair
Mary Lane, Morton's Secretary Mary Lane, Morton's Secretary   See fewer
Man of the Hour (1914)
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Frederick Truesdell
John Watson (as Fred C. Truesdell) John Watson (as Fred C. Truesdell)   See fewer
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915)
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