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On the Level (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

On the Level (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Old Judge Graham, a retired lawyer, has two sons, Frank and Jim. Frank has always been the favorite of his father and is a studious and conscientious boy. His brother Jim, on the other hand, is what is known as "a good fellow." At the ...See moreOld Judge Graham, a retired lawyer, has two sons, Frank and Jim. Frank has always been the favorite of his father and is a studious and conscientious boy. His brother Jim, on the other hand, is what is known as "a good fellow." At the opening of the story Jim is in disgrace with his father for having remained too late and imbibed too freely at his club. A few days later Judge Graham is horrified to learn through the bank that his name has been forged to a check by one of the boys. He brings them up in the library and demands to know which one is guilty. Jim has known for some time that Frank has been associating with a clique of men who spend much of their incomes on gambling Frank is heavily in debt to a gambler by the name of Burton. Fearing exposure, Frank forges a check. Jim himself assumes blame for the crime. The enraged father orders him from the house. Jim, thrown upon his own resources, starts to write a play. In the same lodging house is Mag, a slavey. She, in reality, is Elsie Le Roy, a leading woman of great note. But desiring a slavey part for the next season's production, she determines to get actual experience in a cheap lodging house. She meets Jim, becomes interested in him, and also in his play. She gives him considerable assistance and at last the play is finished. Jim takes the manuscript to the producer and anxiously awaits returns. Meanwhile, in his own home, Frank, being accidentally wounded by the gambler, Burton, and believing that he is going to die, confesses to his father that he is the real forger. The old man is heart-broken at the injustice to Jim and sends for him. Meanwhile Elsie Le Roy, in her true guise, has gone to the producing manager and had Jim's play accepted as a vehicle for herself the following season. Jim is delayed at home several days by the serious illness of his brother. Eventually, the danger being passed, he returns to the lodgings and finds that Mag has gone, leaving no address. The rehearsals of the play progress and Jim is sent for to meet the star, Miss Elsie Le Roy. He meets her at the theater, and she, believing him to be a cad in having deserted Mag, treats him coldly. He, however, admires her immensely, and tells her enough of his story and of his brother's sickness so that she half relents. A few days later Jim receives a note from the lodging house signed by Mag, requesting an interview. He returns to the lodging house. He squares himself with her and in the denouement, when she removes her apron, he finds that Elsie Le Roy and Mag are the same person. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Herbert Rawlinson Jim Graham Jim Graham See fewer	The Flame Fighter (1925)
L.M. Wells Judge Graham (as F.M. Wells) Judge Graham (as F.M. Wells) See fewer	Graft (1915)
Jack Wells Frank Graham Frank Graham See fewer	The Lion Man (1919)
Jean Taylor Elsie Le Roy Elsie Le Roy See fewer	Just Jim (1915)
Barney Furey Burton Burton See fewer	The Big Diamond Robbery (1929)

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