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Payment in Full (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

Payment in Full (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

Forced by the threat of old Moneybags to foreclose the mortgage unless he receives the hand of Ethel in marriage Jabbs reluctantly pleads with his daughter to accept the old miser's proposal. Ethel, in love with Pokes, is torn between love...See moreForced by the threat of old Moneybags to foreclose the mortgage unless he receives the hand of Ethel in marriage Jabbs reluctantly pleads with his daughter to accept the old miser's proposal. Ethel, in love with Pokes, is torn between love and duty, but finally consents to act according to her father's wishes. Pokes, heartbroken, confides in his friend, Robin, an actor, who promises to help him out of his difficulties. Robin succeeds in making Pokes up to resemble Jabbs and after sending a letter down town by a decoy message, Pokes invites Moneybags to the Jabbs' home to receive Ethel's answer. Once he has the mortgage in his possession Pokes demands that Moneybags, who has not penetrated the disguise of Pokes, to give a demonstration of his muscular prowess and forces him through a series of gymnastic exercises that nearly kill the old man. The test is too much for Moneybags, and after surrendering all claims to Ethel, he wrathfully quits the house. When Jabbs returns home disgusted with the fool's errand on which he has been sent. He is dumbfounded to find himself face to face with his double. Believing that he is confronted by a madman, Jabbs secures a revolver and shoots and is then terrified by the conviction that he is a murderer. However, when Pokes comes to life after pulling off his disguise and produces the mortgage papers, Jabbs is only too happy to give Ethel into Pokes' outstretched arms. 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 Pokes' Sweetheart Pokes' Sweetheart See fewer	Frenzied Finance (1916)
Frank Hanson The Sweetheart's Father (as Spook Hanson) The Sweetheart's Father (as Spook Hanson) See fewer	Stranded (II) (1916)