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The Bomb Boy (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

The Bomb Boy (1914)

Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

Without exception this is one of the best offerings of the season. The remarkable acting by Ernest Truex, the delicious humor of the story, the thrills and the rapid action all combine to justify the word "immense" in connection with it. ...See moreWithout exception this is one of the best offerings of the season. The remarkable acting by Ernest Truex, the delicious humor of the story, the thrills and the rapid action all combine to justify the word "immense" in connection with it. Larry, the telegraph messenger boy, loves little Mame and his attentions meet with favor from the girl until Terry Turk, the light-weight pugilistic champion of Jersey City, steps in. Dazzled by the attentions of this great man, Mame cannot see Larry at all, and accepts the present of a bracelet from the pugilist. Unable to compete with such great wealth, the messenger can only hope for something to turn up which will put a few dollars into his pockets. The Grand Duke Sergius visits the United States and is followed by Anna Karensky, a nihilist, who is plotting his death. The Secret Service being warned of her presence aboard a certain steamship, the police wait for her arrival in order to arrest her. Her confederates in America learn of her danger and a warning is sent to her at the pier to get rid of the bomb at all hazards. The messenger chosen to deliver the message is our friend Larry. The nihilist manages to secrete the bomb in a hat box and to thus get it by the customs officials. She then gives the dangerous bundle to Larry with orders to deliver it to her confederates. Through his ignorance of the contents of the box the boy subjects it to indignities calculated to make one's hair stand on end. He fulfills his mission and then, through eavesdropping, learns that he has been carrying a bomb. Climbing up a fire-escape he manages to secrete himself in the nihilists' headquarters and overhears enough conversation to inform him that the bomb is set for seven o'clock and that one of the nihilists, Ravelli, is a waiter in the duke's hotel and that he is to be responsible for the proper placing of the bomb. Larry is discovered in his hiding place after Ravelli's departure, but succeeds in making his escape. He sets out in hot pursuit of the waiter, but is cleverly eluded. Larry then goes to the Duke's hotel and earnestly tries to see him and warn him but is not permitted to get by the barrier of servants. Finally at only five minutes to seven he succeeds in slipping by and breaking into the duke's apartments, finds him enjoying a tete-a-tete supper with a woman friend. Larry then starts a wild hunt for the bomb to the utter amazement of everyone. Finally he finds the bomb in a covered dish and, charging wildly through the gathering crowd, dashes down stairs and across the street into a park. He has only a moment to spare. Hurling the bomb from him as far as he can, he jumps into the lake to escape the explosion. It comes, all right, but injures no one, thanks to the boy's resourcefulness. The dripping boy is proclaimed a hero, and the delighted duke, not only fills his pockets with money, but, taking from his own shoulders the glittering cordon of the Legion of Honor, places it around the messenger's neck. Meantime Mame has found that Terry's attentions amount to but little and longs for her telegraph boy again. Her longing is increased when she learns of the honors he has gained, but they only seem to make him the more inaccessible. But "Love will find a way," and before long we see the happy Mame wearing the ribbon of the Legion of Honor, and the telegraph boy come into his own again. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Ernest Truex Jimmie - the Messenger Boy Jimmie - the Messenger Boy See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Elaine Ivans Mame - Jimmie's Sweetheart Mame - Jimmie's Sweetheart See fewer	John Glayde's Honor (1915)
Carl Harbaugh Terry Turk Terry Turk See fewer	The Tomboy (1921)
Eleanor Woodruff Anna Karensky Anna Karensky See fewer	The Perils of Pauline (1914)
M.O. Penn Grand Duke Sergius Grand Duke Sergius See fewer	Rod of Wrath (1915)