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  • The Universal Boy as the Newsboy's Friend (1914)
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The Universal Boy as the Newsboy's Friend (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
Matty is led to the Newsboy's Home Club by a little "newsie" whom he has just treated to some ice-cream. Pitying the poor little boys who have so few pleasures in life, Matty asks the superintendent of the Home if he would consent to his ...See moreMatty is led to the Newsboy's Home Club by a little "newsie" whom he has just treated to some ice-cream. Pitying the poor little boys who have so few pleasures in life, Matty asks the superintendent of the Home if he would consent to his asking some "newsies" to Coney Island. He promises to gather together, by means of contributions, enough money to defray the expenses of the trip. The superintendent, touched by the boy's goodness of heart, agrees to the plan, and Matty, thanking him, goes forth on his mission of collecting contributions. The first contributor to the fund is the world-famous philanthropist and friend of the poor, Nathan Strauss, whom Matty met at his home in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Next to add to the fund is Hy Mayer, the famous cartoonist and Editor in Chief of Puck. Last, but not least, he received a helping hand from the well-known comedian De Wolf Hopper. Well pleased with the results of his mission he returns to the Newsboy's Home Club to arrange for the outing. At last the day arrives and Matty takes fifty newsboys to the Island in a sight-seeing bus. There they take in everything. He even buys them tickets for a dip in the ocean as a suitable finish to a very pleasant day. Back home once more the grateful "newsies" gather around their little benefactor and loudly sing "He's a Jolly Good Fellow." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Sep 24, 1914
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Sep 24, 1914 (United States)

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Matty Roubert's primary photo
Matty Roubert
Matty - the Universal Boy Matty - the Universal Boy   See fewer
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1913)
Nathan Straus's primary photo
Nathan Straus
Nathan Strauss (archive footage) Nathan Strauss (archive footage)   See fewer
Golden Gate Weekly, No. 69 (1914)
Henry 'Hy' Mayer's primary photo
Henry 'Hy' Mayer
'Hy' Mayer (archive footage) 'Hy' Mayer (archive footage)   See fewer
Such Is Life at Coney Island (1920)
DeWolf Hopper Sr.'s primary photo
DeWolf Hopper Sr.
De Wolf Hopper (archive footage) (as De Wolf Hopper) De Wolf Hopper (archive footage) (as De Wolf Hopper)   See fewer
Don Quixote (1915)
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