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The Treasure Box (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

The Treasure Box (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

Strolling through the park, Jerry finds a wad of money. Though he needs money badly, he claims honesty as one of his traits, and returns the wad to the rightful owner, who, in an outburst of generosity, rewards the finder with a genuine ...See moreStrolling through the park, Jerry finds a wad of money. Though he needs money badly, he claims honesty as one of his traits, and returns the wad to the rightful owner, who, in an outburst of generosity, rewards the finder with a genuine quarter. Jerry is disappointed at such little appreciation, but without the quarter he could not buy the meal he so anxiously looked forward to. In the restaurant Jerry finds the service bad, the food worse, and the rules of deportment so lax that his quarter is stolen. So when the time comes to pay the bill he has to stand for the usual rush through the door and into the street. Angered at the whole proceeding, Jerry fights back and wins. But he has to run for his life, for the waiters soon get on their feet and pursue the fleeing Jerry. He takes refuge under a table in the back room of a café, where two blackmailers are discussing their plans. They have just dispatched a note to wealthy Colonel Biff demanding $1,000 in cash by six o'clock that evening or be blown up by an infernal machine. As Jerry's pursuers, now enforced by the police, enter the blackmailers throw the machine under Jerry's table and rush out. The crowd follows the blackmailers, leaving Jerry with the box, which, because of the ticking of the clock set to explode the machine, he believes to be filled with watches and other jewelry. The police return and arrest Jerry, but Col. Biff, passing by, straightens things out by passing around $4 and takes Jerry to his home to be put to work to pay off the debt. Jerry meets Biff's daughter, falls in love with her, gets into a mess of trouble as a result, and ends up at the police station. It is now lacking a few minutes of six o'clock. Jerry is before the desk when the blackmailers are also brought in. They notice Jerry carries their machine and yell in terror, but before they can make themselves clear the bomb has exploded, wrecking the room and sending the occupants to all corners. When the dust clears away Jerry is seen hanging from the chandelier. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
George Ovey Jerry Jerry See fewer	The Pirate of Panama (1929)
Louis Fitzroy Actor Actor See fewer	Making Matters Worse (1915)
Janet Sully Actress Actress See fewer	Making Matters Worse (1915)
Goldie Colwell Actress Actress See fewer	Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (1914)
Gordon McGregor Actor Actor See fewer	Beasts of Paradise (1923)
Jefferson Osborne Actor Actor See fewer	The Last Egyptian (1914)
Ray Lincoln Actor Actor See fewer	The Trail of Danger (1916)