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  • Shy Thirty Cents (1916)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
Shy Thirty Cents (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy
Rube has a sweetheart. Madge, whom he is going to marry in the near future. One day when they are taking a walk, they see a gypsy man beating an old hag. Rube interferes and saves her. Later the Chief of the Gypsies sees Madge and has her ...See moreRube has a sweetheart. Madge, whom he is going to marry in the near future. One day when they are taking a walk, they see a gypsy man beating an old hag. Rube interferes and saves her. Later the Chief of the Gypsies sees Madge and has her kidnapped, sending her father a note telling him that if he does not come across with the sum of one dollar, that his daughter will kick the bucket. The father gathers all of his savings, which is only seventy cents, and takes it to the Chief. That is not enough, and Madge is condemned to be tied to a tree and blown up with a keg of dynamite. Rube tries to rescue her, but is foiled and tied up himself. However, the old hag releases him, and he pleads to be allowed ten minutes to return with the thirty cents that is shy. The Chief tells him that he will, but he lights the fuse as soon as Rube is out of sight. Rube has his money buried six feet deep underground. He digs it up and hurries back. He arrives just in time to throw the keg of dynamite after the fleeing gypsies and blows them up. They land in a hole that he has dug his savings from, so Rube just shovels the dirt in on top of them, and lives happy ever after. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Rube Miller
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Updated May 30, 1916
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May 30, 1916 (United States)

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