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The Yarn of the 'Nancy Belle' (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy

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The Yarn of the 'Nancy Belle' (1913)

Short | Short, Comedy

On Deal Beach, Jim Bolt, an old sailor, now a fisherman, is mending his net when a crowd of children urge him to tell them a story of the sea. He takes them into his hut and proceeds to tell his "Yarn of the Nancy Belle." As he tells the ...See moreOn Deal Beach, Jim Bolt, an old sailor, now a fisherman, is mending his net when a crowd of children urge him to tell them a story of the sea. He takes them into his hut and proceeds to tell his "Yarn of the Nancy Belle." As he tells the tale, the scenes are illustrated by visions that appear to the children's minds. First be pictures the good brig, "Nancy Belle," sailing the Indian Sea, when a storm comes up and the vessel is wrecked. Many of the seamen go to the bottom, but ten of the crew take to the life-boat and are cast on a barren island. For a month they nearly starve, and finally their hunger becomes so great that they resolve to cast lots to select one who may be killed and eaten to save the lives of the others. The first victim is the captain, and Bolt shoots him, thus furnishing food for a few days. The next one to draw the unlucky number is the bo'sun. Six others share the fate of the captain and bo'sun, until but two are left, the cook and Jim Bolt. They are now man to man and it is a serious question as to which one should be the survivor. The cook, being the cook, endeavors to persuade Bolt that he (Bolt), could not cook the cook while he, being the cook, could make a savory meal of Bolt as be had of the others. To prove his claim he concocts a broth of herbs, salt and pepper, and taking Bolt to the edge of the kettle, tells him to smell it. Jim sees his opportunity, and seizing the cook throws him into the foaming soup and enjoys a delicious meal. Next day Bolt is chewing one of the cook's bones when he sights a battle ship. He signals, a boat is put off and the sailors take the only survivor of the "Nancy Belle" from the island. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Kempton Greene Actor Actor See fewer	A Question of Right (1914)
Robert Fischer Jim Bolt Jim Bolt See fewer	Heart of Gold (1919)
Albert Hackett Child Child See fewer	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Raymond Hackett Child Child See fewer	The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)