Every Man’s Money (1915)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1915-09-25
Director: Lynn Reynolds
Writers: Sydney Ayres , Harvey Gates
Language: None | English
Stars: Sydney Ayres , Doris Pawn , Helen Wright , Frank MacQuarrie , Hylda Hollis
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Every Man's Money (United States of America) , Every Man's Money
Plot: Grant Darcy is a wealthy young bachelor much given to enjoying the best in life. He and his sister, Irma, a sensible girl, live together in a fashionable town house. Laura Drexler, the ward of Mr. and Mrs. Morley, a pair of social pirates, has met Darcy several times and is very much attracted to him. Grant, too, feels an interest in the girl, but is loath to leave his club life. Irma has taken a great interest in Laura, but detests her guardians and hopes that she (Laura) and Grant will come to love each other. Morley is in financial straits and on every occasion urges Laura to marry in order to help him. She is torn by real love for Grant and fear that she will be thought mercenary by him. Morley becomes tired of the delay and resolves to take matters into his own hands. Grant has asked Laura to go on a drive with him and Morley bribes the chauffeur to arrange things so the pair will be left alone together. Upon arriving in the woods, the close companionship proves too much for Grant and when he goes to pick up Laura, who has sprained her ankle, he is overcome with passion and crushes her in his arms. They decide on an immediate marriage. The chauffeur follows his instructions and breaks down at a lonely road-house. The pair find a minister and are married. When they return to the house, Grant is called to the 'phone and informed his fortune has almost been swept away. Morley arrives at this moment and begins to bluster Grant for being alone with his niece, thinking he will force him to marry Laura, but this is changed to chagrin when they notify him they have already been married. His elation is short lived, for Grant tells him of his loss of fortune and Morley begins cursing him. He tries to drag Laura away, but Grant intercedes, knocks Morley down, and taking the girl in his arms, carries her to the auto and home. Laura is shown to her room and left sobbing. Irma is glad that the marriage has taken place and feels that the blow is the one thing needed to make a man of the boy. Grant, his first anger and disappointment abated, realizes he, too, loves the girl dearly. Because of his belief that she married him for his money he resolves to leave her. But when Laura comes to him, pleads her innocence, and he sees the love she has for him is real, he decides to make a new start.
IMDB:tt0325334