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The Village Postmaster (1914)
Short | Comedy, Short
Through the influence of his friend and subsequent son-in-law, Congressman Nolan, Lyman Granite, a storekeeper in the rural village of Calton, is appointed to the office of postmaster. The appointment is viewed with much disfavor by a ...See moreThrough the influence of his friend and subsequent son-in-law, Congressman Nolan, Lyman Granite, a storekeeper in the rural village of Calton, is appointed to the office of postmaster. The appointment is viewed with much disfavor by a rival storekeeper, one Tobias Brady, popularly known as "Toby." All goes well with the new postmaster until the coming of the Parcel Post. This great public boon promises to ruin the postmaster. The volume of business done in this department of his store occupies his undivided attention to the exclusion of his regular trade, and pretty soon he has no room in his store for his merchandise and is forced to do the bulk of his trading on the sidewalk. His rival, "Toby," waxes fat and prosperous. The expiration of his term of office brings no relief to the much harassed officer, the Government does not appoint a successor and his bondsmen keep him toeing the mark. He appeals to his son-in-law and Nolan responds by paying him a personal visit. The Congressman meets his father-in-law and half the village in pursuit of a runaway pig. The porcine is captured and Nolan learns that his father-in-law's office has been made the market of exchange for pigs, poultry, babies and other livestock. He promises the old man immediate relief and yielding to his heartfelt prayer he appoints "Toby" to the office, in which act the village postmaster sees the inevitable ruin of his enemy. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Allen Curtis
Writer
Phil Walsh
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Updated Dec 30, 1914
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Dec 30, 1914 (United States)

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