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  • At the Bottom of Things (1915)
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At the Bottom of Things (1915)
Short | Short, Drama
Frank Ferris, a master crook, while working on a job, is surprised by the entrance of Harry Thomas, another of his profession. He hides, permits Thomas to rob the safe, and then, holding him up, takes the loot from him. This is the ...See moreFrank Ferris, a master crook, while working on a job, is surprised by the entrance of Harry Thomas, another of his profession. He hides, permits Thomas to rob the safe, and then, holding him up, takes the loot from him. This is the beginning of a long enmity. Later, Thomas meets socially and falls in love with Celeste, the attractive daughter of Ferris. Celeste already is interested in Jack Leeds, and Ferris favors their union. One evening Ferris finds both Leeds and Thomas, whom he instantly recognizes, calling on his daughter. Without explaining anything, he orders the gentleman crook from the house. Not long after this, Ferris is captured and sentenced under an alias to prison. Celeste, who has no inkling of her father's occupation, but supposes he is a traveling man for a firm, mourns him as dead. Thomas renews his suit, but remembering her father's dislike of him. she repulses his attentions. A few weeks later Thomas finds himself Ferris's cell mate. He threatens to betray to Celeste her father's business if he does not permit him, on the expiration of their terms, to become his daughter's accepted lover. Thomas is freed first. Ferris, dreading lest he coerce Celeste into marriage, determines to make his escape. He reaches home just in time to save Celeste from Thomas, whom he kills in a fight outside. Meanwhile the wedding of Jack and Celeste is in progress within. The father, knowing that his daughter is happy, returns, the murder on his head, to prison. Her regard for Ralph Jenkins is increased when he saves her father from the attack of a dangerous prisoner. Charles Sims, a politician, is made warden. He falls in love with Alice, who dares not repulse him for fear of losing her father his job. One day, however, Sims seizes her in his arms and tries to kiss her, and Jenkins, who happens to be on the scene, knocks him down. Sims orders Jenkins placed in solitary confinement and compels the deputy to resign. Several weeks later Parker and his daughter read in the paper that Jenkins has been given an additional sentence for his "unprovoked attack" upon Warden Sims and has been transferred to another prison. They determine to appeal to the governor. The governor grants the case a hearing, and Sims comes to the capitol, surrounded by numerous eloquent witnesses. The Parkers' hopes are turning to despair when Ralph Jenkins in citizen dress enters the room. The governor introduces his son, who has been committed to prison to study conditions from the inside. Sims is dismissed from his post; Parker is reinstated, and Alice Parker marries the governor's son. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Feb 1, 1915
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Feb 1, 1915 (United States)

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Arthur Donaldson's primary photo
Arthur Donaldson
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