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Friends in San Rosario (1917)
Short | Short, Drama

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Friends in San Rosario (1917)

Short | Short, Drama

A man carrying a black leather bag dropped off the train, hurried up the street and entered the First National Bank. He was told it was fifteen minutes to opening time, but when he presented his card with the notation "Bank Examiner," he ...See moreA man carrying a black leather bag dropped off the train, hurried up the street and entered the First National Bank. He was told it was fifteen minutes to opening time, but when he presented his card with the notation "Bank Examiner," he was quickly admitted. The man's imperturbable manner struck a chill in everyone he came in contact with, and although the teller knew his cash was O.K., still he was nervous. The money was counted, the gold dumped on the counter and spun 'neath the man's quick fingers. He made quick questions that were answered readily but brought pink cheeks and a stammering tongue. An incident the alert bank examiner had not seen was the office boy, who slid over to the Stockmen's Bank with the news that a new bank examiner was on the job. A note was handed to the boy and he returned to the bank. The examiner is introduced to the president, Major Kingman, with whom he is to go over the loans. There are six notes that total $70,000 and the examiner wants to see the securities, but the Major states he is personally responsible as they were taken to help an old friend in trouble. "Ah," breathes the examiner, "you know what I will have to do?" "I know," says the Major, "but first let me tell you about my friend. Twenty years ago I was sheriff, and Bob deputy. I had a wife and a couple of children, a nice house and was happy. One winter the money for the taxes came in so quick that I did not have time to go to bank, so I locked it in the safe in my office. Next morning the money was gone. Bob was writing at the desk beside it. The safe had been opened by the combination. Bob appeared very quiet. Before the grand jury I was handed a warrant to arrest the man that was like a brother to me. I did, but I let Bob hang around the office. One day Bob came and said, 'If you'd just tip me the smallest sign or say Bob, I understand, it would make it a lot easier.' I didn't know what he meant. But that night 1 found out. I dropped off to sleep about midnight and woke up standing half-dressed in the courthouse corridor. Bob was holding one arm and the doctor the other, and Alice was shaking me and half crying. 'Sleepwalking,' said the doctor. The doctor told us about the strange things people do while in this condition. Back in my room I pulled open the wardrobe and jerked out a quilt to put around my shoulders and out fell the money. How did it get there? No one knew until Bob explains: 'Why, I saw you open the safe and put it there, but I didn't say anything because I didn't know that you were sleep-walking.' " The Major stopped, looked toward the bank across the street and saw a yellow shade drawn the length of the window and raised again. The examiner, tired of the story, asked him if he had anything further to say. "What do you mean?" exclaimed the Major, and threw a batch of papers into his hands. The surprised examiner totaled them and found that they were correct and in answer to his question received the reply: "Us Texans love to spin yarns to the stranger within our gates." The huffed and wondering examiner left and crossed over to continue his work at the Stockton National Bank. When he left, the Major re-read the note the boy had brought : "Dear Tom: I heard that the examiner is over to your place. If he comes over here he will find me with $2,200 instead of the $20,000 1 am supposed to have. I loaned $18,000 to Ross and Fisher, but only took their note of hand. They will realize $40,000 on their deal, but it won't make my cash on hand look any better. Now hold this greyhound of the government over at your place until the 11:35 train comes in. I wired Sam Bradshaw for $20,000 and it will be due on that train. Rope him and sit on his head until you see the signal of the shade pulled down across our window. I'm counting on you, Tom. Your old pard, Bob Buckley." The Major tore the letter into pieces and let them sift into the waste basket. "That pays him some on account for what he tried to do for me twenty years ago." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank Norcross Major Kingman (as Mr. Norcrouse) Major Kingman (as Mr. Norcrouse) See fewer	Beating the Odds (1919)
Robert Ellis Mr. Buckley (as Mr. Ellis) Mr. Buckley (as Mr. Ellis) See fewer	The Tiger's Trail (1919)
J. Frank Glendon Bank Examiner Bank Examiner See fewer	Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
Mildred Manning Mrs. Kingman Mrs. Kingman See fewer	While Paris Sleeps (1923)