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For Value Received (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

For Value Received (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

Circumstantial evidence is not always conclusive and it is sometimes wiser to wait until sufficient proof is collected before one jumps to a conclusion. If Ethel had done this when she discovered her sweetheart, Jabbs, with his arm about a...See moreCircumstantial evidence is not always conclusive and it is sometimes wiser to wait until sufficient proof is collected before one jumps to a conclusion. If Ethel had done this when she discovered her sweetheart, Jabbs, with his arm about a young lady in a public café, she would have learned that her fiancé was only trying to caress her. Instead of listening to an explanation, Ethel tells Jabbs that the engagement is at an end and that she will marry the first man whom she happens to meet. After several rebuffs she finally discovers Pokes, a tramp, who has been chased by a dog through the window of Ethel's house and into her kitchen, where he is making himself at home. Ethel places her proposition before Pokes, telling him that she will give him a good salary to marry her and to be her husband in name only. Pokes, thinking of the good food and easy money, consents, but balks when it comes to shaving and taking a bath. However, through the cajoling of Ethel's maiden aunt and the assistance of the butler, Pokes is finally cleaned up and looks fairly presentable. The possession of so much money turns Pokes' pocket, and his first thought is for a long drink to quench his thirst, so he sends the butler for a supply of liquid refreshments. The aunt catches him in the attempt and throws the beer away. Nothing daunted, Pokes makes a second and even a third attempt, but each time the aunt interferes so that poor Pokes is almost dying for want of his beloved beer. Finally, in a last desperate endeavor, Pokes thinks of a scheme whereby the butler, with the aid of a hose and funnel, can supply the cherished drink. The scheme almost succeeds until the last minute, when the entrance of the aunt and one of her old admirers spoils the well-made plans of Pokes and ends in the deluging of aunt and her sweetheart. On the night of the wedding, Jabbs reads of the coming marriage ceremony and makes a last effort to have Ethel listen to his explanation. Ethel, now too willing to be convinced, listens to Jabbs' pleadings and renews the engagement. The problem of what to do with Pokes confronts the happy lovers until Jabbs suggests that rather than disappoint the assembled guests they substitute Auntie and Pokes for the bridal ceremony. Pokes, who has been imbibing rather free in the interim, does not learn of the substitution until the last moment, when he raises the wedding veil and there discovers the aunt. In despair, he falls through the window, rushes back to his old haunts in the freight yards and leaves Jabbs and Ethel to the tender mercies of the minister. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Bobby Burns Pokes Pokes See fewer	Ups and Downs (1915)
Walter Stull Jabbs Jabbs See fewer	Ups and Downs (1915)
Ethel Marie Burton Ethel Ethel See fewer	Frenzied Finance (1916)
Robin Williamson The Butler The Butler See fewer	The Feud Woman (1925)