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The Grafters (1913)
Short | Short, Crime, Drama

The Grafters (1913)

Short | Short, Crime, Drama

John Hascom, contractor, shows worry and dejection over the condition of his business. A checking of the yearly reports prepared by his attractive bookkeeper, shows an alarming condition of affairs and Hascom sees no prospect of his ...See moreJohn Hascom, contractor, shows worry and dejection over the condition of his business. A checking of the yearly reports prepared by his attractive bookkeeper, shows an alarming condition of affairs and Hascom sees no prospect of his dearest wish being consummated. Alva Bennet, the bookkeeper, occupies a closer place in her employer's mind than that of mere business aid. John Hascom has hoped that a good business year will place his finances in a position where he may change his office assistant to his life partner. Alva shows him an advertisement in the daily paper for a large contract for street work and asks him why he does not bid. John tells her that only political friends of the administration will be considered. Alva, not convinced, persuades him to file a bid anyway and she succeeds in getting him to figure on the work and prepare his bid which must be filed before three o'clock that day. John leaves the office to attend to outside business and Alva rushes to complete her hastily prepared bid. She sends it by the office boy who arrives at the City Hall with Alva's sealed document. The clock points to 2:30 o'clock and the boy is refused the filing of his bid. He is told by the clerk that all bids have been received and opened and the contract awarded. The boy goes back and tells Alva that she is too late. The loyal girl sees the advertised time is not yet up and determines to fight for a fair chance. She rushes to City Hall, capturing a reporter of a progressive paper, and drags the surprised man to the clerk's desk, where she demands a chance to file her bid. Pointing to the clock which points to three minutes of three, she shows the ad in the paper which holds the filing time open till three o'clock. She tells the political friends of the contractor that she will have a fair deal and the reporter stands by ready to get a graft story for his paper. Alva is sneered at by the clerk and told that the bids have gone before the Board of Supervisors in the next room. She, dragging the reporter with her, braves the Supervisors and demands reading of her bid. They try to set her aside but an elderly man, noted for his adherence to clean politics, listens to the girl and sees time is not up. He demands a square deal and reading of the girl's bid. The great discrepancy in the price of her bid starts a crusade for cleaner government by an article of the reporter's in the paper, enabling men like John Hascom's type to share in the city's work. The large contract enables Alva's employer to tell her the long-cherished secret and at last John Hascom and Alva Bennet speak the words that make them man and wife. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Henry S. Koser John Hascomb (as Henry Koser) John Hascomb (as Henry Koser) See fewer	The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1919)
Edna Cunningham Alva - Hascomb's Secretary Alva - Hascomb's Secretary See fewer	The Lure of the City (1913)
Harry Spingler The Young Reporter The Young Reporter See fewer	From the Valley of the Missing (1915)
Thomas R. Mills Actor (unconfirmed) Actor (unconfirmed) See fewer	It's Love I'm After (1937)

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