Borrowed Plumes (1916)

movie

Country: N/A
Genres: Short
Release: 1916-02-18
Director: Ben F. Wilson
Writers: Helmer Walton Bergman , Florence Blankenship
Language: None | English
Stars: Ben F. Wilson , Joseph W. Girard , Dorothy Phillips , Charles Ogle
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Borrowed Plumes (United States of America) , Borrowed Plumes
Plot: The death of old Ezra Bryant proved a financial blessing to his two nephews, Hugh Bryant and Ward Simmons, but it did not materially assist poor Marjorie Welch, who continued to show the beautiful dresses that were afterwards sold to the daughters of Riverside Drive. Her one desire is, to be allowed to own some of the wonderful creations that she so patiently exhibits. This desire culminates when she receives a card to a grand ball. Without asking permission, she takes one of the dresses with the idea of returning it on the following day. She wants to try the cup of happiness, and to be one of the fine ladies, if only for a few hours. In filching the gown from the place she is seen by Ward Simmons, who thus gets an idea for making her conform to his desires or suffer the shame of exposure. In her room that evening she dresses herself in her borrowed finery, and is surprised by the arrival of Ward with a detective in tow. Ward threatens her with an immediate arrest unless she agrees to his unconventional proposal. Marjorie, of course, refuses, and Ward, seeing that she is adamant in her resolve, goes to the door to call the detective, but is dumbfounded on seeing, not the detective, but his cousin Hugh. Hugh has overheard him calling up the detective agency on the phone and has followed him to Marjorie's room. Ward denounces her to Hugh, who rises to the occasion and checkmates his scheme of exposure, by telling him in vigorous language that Marjorie has a perfect right to the dress, as it is only one of many presents that he hopes to give her after she becomes his wife.
IMDB:tt0327518