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Hilda's Husky Helper (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

Hilda's Husky Helper (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

One of the biggest drawing cards in vaudeville is Hilda. A little matter of lifting a thousand-pound weight with one hand is nothing to her, while her partner in the act is almost as remarkable himself. One night, however, Hilda had a new ...See moreOne of the biggest drawing cards in vaudeville is Hilda. A little matter of lifting a thousand-pound weight with one hand is nothing to her, while her partner in the act is almost as remarkable himself. One night, however, Hilda had a new helper and his wonderful "ability" had far-reaching effects. He was a meek little clerk, teased by his fellow employees and ignored by his sweetheart (who preferred a large boastful suitor). The other man was a bully and delighted in terrorizing the little clerk, who was deep in despair when he chanced to meet Hilda, the vaudeville star. Hilda was a very kind-hearted woman, and when she heard the clerk's tale of woe, she told him to cheer up. "Don't worry," she said, encouragingly, "you shall work in my act tomorrow evening. Let your sweetheart and the office staff come to the theater and they will get a surprise of their lives." The next evening the clerk worked in Hilda's act, while in the audience were the girl, the clerk's rival and his fellow employees. They had come to laugh at the young man, but they remained to marvel, for the feats of strength which he performed would have done credit to Sandow. Heavy shackles were placed upon him and were rent with one twist of his "mighty" muscles, he lifted great weights in the air, and then, as a final achievement, he supported upon his shoulders Hilda, two big men and several heavy weights. The audience did not know that Hilda and the two men were suspended from the ceiling by cables, nor that the weights were made of wood and the shackles were easily broken. The clerk's sweetheart bitterly reproached herself for her treatment of such a mighty man. while his rival trembled when he thought of what would have happened to him if he had ever aroused the clerk's wrath. The new athlete's office associates were doing some heavy thinking and resolved that they would play no more practical jokes upon the little man, for they did not care to endanger their lives. So after the show was over the girl and the clerks sought " the strong man" out and made peace with him. He forgave them, for success had made him generous, but the office never saw him again. Hilda had recognized in her new helper a future vaudeville star and made him an offer to play in "'the act" for the rest of the season. As the months passed by his popularity increased and soon he and Hilda became one of the best paid "acts" in vaudeville. The clerks in this office never tire of telling about their former associate and of his great success in vaudeville, and they boast that they knew him when he wasn't a great actor at all, but, strange to say, they do not realize that they alone were responsible for the success in the life of Hilda's Husky Helper. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Louise Bates Hilda (as Louise Emerald Bates) Hilda (as Louise Emerald Bates) See fewer	Silas Marner (1916)
Claude Cooper Charles - the Clerk Charles - the Clerk See fewer	The Unfortunate Marriage (1917)
Frances Keyes Stenographer Stenographer See fewer	Hattie, the Hair Heiress (1915)

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