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  • In Time for Press (1911)
  • Short | Short, Drama
In Time for Press (1911)
Short | Short, Drama
Edith Gates, whose father runs the X.Y. Ranch, has a burning desire to become a newspaper woman, but it is not so easy to accomplish as she imagines. She is turned down by one editor after another, and finally is insulted in the office of ...See moreEdith Gates, whose father runs the X.Y. Ranch, has a burning desire to become a newspaper woman, but it is not so easy to accomplish as she imagines. She is turned down by one editor after another, and finally is insulted in the office of the "Blade" by Jim Ford, who is one of the star assignment men. Jack Burton, a cub reporter, comes to Edith's assistance, and is discharged for his gallantry. Edith returns to her home, and Jack secures employment on the "Express," the deadly enemy of the "Blade," where he "makes good." A month later the "Limited" is held up and the bandits escape. It looks like a good story and Jack is dispatched to the spot, while Ford is sent by the "Blade." The rival reporters meet at the sheriff's office and join the posse, and the bandits and their booty are finally captured. Now that the story is in, each reporter hastens to the nearest wire to send the news to his paper, and there is a race between them. When he sees that Jack's horse is the better, and he is being distanced, Ford does a cowardly trick. He falls from his horse and pretends to be injured. Jack rushes back to the aid of his enemy, only to be knocked down for his pains, and is trampled on by Ford's horse. Ford drives Jack's horse away and rides for the telegraph office, while Jack staggers to the nearest ranch. He is surprised to meet Edith where, and when the plucky little woman learns the particulars, she is anxious to outwit the man who has insulted her and offers to ride with the story to the nearest wire. IN the race that ensues, she wins, and gets her story into the office of the "Express" just as that ink-spattered martinet, the pressmen, declares finally that the paper is "going to bed" even if all the robbers in Texas are captured. Needless to say, while Jack recuperates from his injuries, a romance matures which finally finds its way into print via the "Wedding Column." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Producer
Gaston Méliès
Cinematographer
William 'Daddy' Paley
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Updated Jun 1, 1911
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Jun 1, 1911 (United States)

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William Clifford
Jack Burris - Cub Reporter Jack Burris - Cub Reporter   See fewer
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Edith Gates Edith Gates   See fewer
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