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For High Stakes (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

For High Stakes (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

Although Flint informs Lord Morey that his daughter Marguerite shall marry none other than a hard-working American, the Englishman determines to follow his sweetheart to the United States. "American" Joe, a crook who seeks to escape to ...See moreAlthough Flint informs Lord Morey that his daughter Marguerite shall marry none other than a hard-working American, the Englishman determines to follow his sweetheart to the United States. "American" Joe, a crook who seeks to escape to this country, sees Lord Morey. The remarkable resemblance he bears to the Englishman gives him a daring idea. Simms, a Scotland Yard detective on the crook's trail, sees "American" Joe board the vessel and follows him. The crook stows himself away. Simms, seeing Lord Morey, mistakes him for his quarry. At the same time, the real crook, by bribing one of the stewards, obtains accommodations and succeeds in stealing some of the lord's clothes. Upon the vessel's arrival at New York, "American" Joe, seeing a fortune within his grasp by kidnapping Marguerite, actually palms himself off as his titled double and entices the girl into a closed taxi. Not until she is in the rendezvous of the gang of international crooks, of which her captor is a member, does she realize her predicament. At the same time, the members of Joe's band meet Lord Morey at the pier. Mistaking him for the crook, they carry him away with them to their rendezvous. They learn of their error when confronted by the real crook and thrust the nobleman into the secret room in which Marguerite is confined. Driven frantic by his daughter's disappearance, Flint endeavors to locate her. Simms and the city police help him. "American" Joe foolishly ventures into the room where his victims are confined and is overpowered by Lord Morey, who takes his pistol from him. A daring ruse enables the nobleman and Marguerite to capture the rest of the band, one by one. By this time Flint and the police have trailed their quarry to the rendezvous. Prepared for the worst, they break into the house, to find Lord Morey and Marguerite calmly guarding their prisoners. Convinced that the Englishman is made of the right metal, Flint consents to his marriage to Marguerite. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Tom Moore Lord Morey - an Englishman Lord Morey - an Englishman See fewer	On Thin Ice (1925)
Marguerite Courtot Marguerite Flint Marguerite Flint See fewer	The Swamp Fox (1914)
Richard Purdon James Flint - an American Millionaire, Marguerite's Father James Flint - an American Millionaire, Marguerite's Father See fewer	Almost a Heroine (1916)
Joe Moore American Joe - a Crook (as Joseph Moore) American Joe - a Crook (as Joseph Moore) See fewer	The Golden Web (1926)
Ford Fenimore Simms - of Scotland Yard Simms - of Scotland Yard See fewer	The Hand of the Law (1915)