Counterfeiters (1914)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1914-08-28
Director: Harry Solter
Writers: N/A
Language: None | English
Stars: Florence Lawrence , Matt Moore , William O’Neill , Inez Ranous
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Counterfeiters , Counterfeiters (United States of America)
Plot: When Flo discovers that her mother is bent on having her marry the Count Bonci she appeals to her father, the judge. The judge, however, is one of those meek, mild-mannered men who fails to rule except where the law is back of him. To Flo's appeal he turns his hands down. Jack urges Flo to fly with him and Flo prepares to do it, but the Count learns of the scheme and, through the mother, has Flo made a prisoner in her own home. Until Flo consents to renounce Jack and marry the Count she is to be kept a prisoner. She remains a prisoner. The Count calls and, putting his best manners to the front, attempts to win the girl over the flowers and candy. Flo tries to put her worst manners to the front to discourage the Count. As time goes on, however, Flo commences to weaken under her mother. She sends a note to Jack to that effect. Jack is desperate. He writes a note to Flo urging her to stand out and assuring her that he has a plan to bring them out of the difficulty. His scheme, though, does not develop until after a healthy brain-storm. It is Tony and Marie, grinding the organ and begging pennies under his window that suggests a way out. Jack buys Tony's whole outfit, clothes and all. A short time later Flo finds him under her window thoroughly disguised with a trained monkey who carries a note to her. It is a matter of a few minutes before Flo is out of the window disguised in Marie's clothes. The first break in their plans comes when they are surrounded by children and forced to carry out their roles as beggars. At this juncture Mattes comes along and recognizes the outfit of his brother, Tony. He makes a fuss, has Flo and Jack arrested and hauled off to the police station. More trouble comes when the pair refuse to give their names and explain. Meantime, Count Bonci and the mother have discovered the absence of Flo. They rush off to the judge's office. Flo, at the police station, has been glancing over the rogue's gallery. She recognizes a picture as that of Bonci. Assured by the police that they want to capture the party, she tells them to call up the judge and ask for Count Bonci. The climax comes when Flo and Jack stand before the judge and are recognized when Tony and Marie, who have been summoned, recognizes in Count Bonci their long-lost brother, when the mother is completely crushed with the embarrassment of it all and the judge, coming into his own, decides that Jack is the man for his daughter after all.
IMDB:tt0002768