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Belinda the Slavey; or, Plot and Counterplot (1913)
Short | 11 min | Comedy, Short

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Belinda the Slavey; or, Plot and Counterplot (1913)

Short | 11 min | Comedy, Short

As a poorhouse inmate, Belinda is a wretched specimen of the slavey type. When boarding-house keeper Miss Finch needs help, she chooses Belinda as a maid-of-all-work. She is so grateful for the chance to better her condition, she is ...See moreAs a poorhouse inmate, Belinda is a wretched specimen of the slavey type. When boarding-house keeper Miss Finch needs help, she chooses Belinda as a maid-of-all-work. She is so grateful for the chance to better her condition, she is willing to do anything for her mistress' happiness. Gay young Harry Lamb takes board at Miss Finch's and falls in love with Miss Kitty, another boarder. Mr. Lamb shows Miss Finch much attention--merely as a matter of policy. She concludes that Lamb is in love with her and determines that he shall be hers. Harry decides to write Kitty of his love, and at the same time, he sends his week's board money to Miss Finch. He gives the two envelopes to Belinda, she takes them to the kitchen, opens them, reads them and shows them to the grocer's boy, who is very sweet on her. She knows that the boarding-house keeper is in love with Lamb; hoping to help her, he takes the note addressed to Kitty and places it in the same envelope with the money, to Miss Finch. She then delivers the note to Miss Finch, who is delighted. The first time she gets the opportunity, she caresses Harry so strenuously it arouses Kitty's jealousy; everything is off between Harry and her. Lamb has told the landlady he would leave at the end of his week and is about to do so, when she meets him in the hall and after a severe struggle, retains him, with the assistance of the grocer's boy, who carries him back to his room. Lamb is in a plight until he finally thinks up an idea. He goes to a photographer friend of his and tells him his troubles. The photographer gets his wife and children to pose with Harry in a photograph, which Harry plans to bring to Miss Finch's notice, making her believe he is married and a family man. He gets the photograph and leaves it in his room. Belinda discovers it and takes it to her mistress, who is so overcome, she faints. Belinda revives her, and they go in search of Lamb, whom they find just leaving the house. They give chase with the grocer's boy. After pursuing him for three or four blocks and meeting with several mishaps, he luckily catches a passing trolley car and makes good his escape. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Norma Talmadge Belinda Belinda See fewer	Camille (I) (1926)
George Dowling Grocery Boy Grocery Boy See fewer	A Fool and His Money (1920)
Florence Radinoff Miss Finch - Owner of the Boarding House Miss Finch - Owner of the Boarding House See fewer	The Chattel (1916)
Frank Lambert Harry Lamb Harry Lamb See fewer	Belinda the Slavey; or, Plot and Counterplot (1913)
Anita Stewart Miss Kitty (as Anna Stewart) Miss Kitty (as Anna Stewart) See fewer	A Midnight Romance (1919)
Kate Price Actress Actress See fewer	Quality Street (1927)