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Matilda's Fling (1915)
Short | Short, Comedy

Matilda's Fling (1915)

Short | Short, Comedy

"Snipe," an orphan, is very harshly treated by the farmer for whom he works. Finally he decides to run away, and via the box-car route, goes to New York. With only a few cents in his pockets, he is compelled to sleep on the docks, and make...See more"Snipe," an orphan, is very harshly treated by the farmer for whom he works. Finally he decides to run away, and via the box-car route, goes to New York. With only a few cents in his pockets, he is compelled to sleep on the docks, and make his living as best he can. In another small town live Matilda Waring and her miserly husband, Daniel. All her life Matilda has longed to go to New York, but Daniel refuses to give the money. He repeatedly reproves his wife for showing kindness to Nellie, another orphan. One day, starting away from home in a buggy, and in a violent temper, Daniel whips his horse so savagely that it runs away. Dashing into a fence, the buggy is overturned and wrecked and Daniel killed. Nellie has witnessed the accident and is sent to break the news to Matilda. Receiving it, Matilda does not shed tears. Later, much to her surprise, she learns through her late husband's lawyer that the miserly Daniel has been banking and investing money for many years, and that as a result, she has been left a very comfortable fortune. Matilda decides that she will visit the metropolis and see the Statue of Liberty. On the train she makes the acquaintance of Judge Gregory and his daughter, who are delighted by her naive wonder at everything she sees. Arrived in the city, they see her safely installed at a hotel and promise to call on her later. Matilda soon starts out to find the Statue of Liberty, and stopping a newsboy, she asks where it is located. This newsboy turns out to be "Snipe." He has been taken in hand by a couple of crooks, who are starting to train him for a life of crime. Following up his training when Matilda asks him to direct her to the statue, "Snipe" seizes her hand-bag and starts to run. He is seized a by policeman, and followed by Matilda, is taken to the police station. Matilda gets in touch with Judge Gregory, and assures him that she does not think "Snipe" is a naturally bad boy and should have a chance. "Snipe" is released when Matilda promises to look after him and keep him off the streets. She takes "Snipe" to her hotel, buys him a good suit of clothes and trusts him with her money till he pays for them when delivered. Later in the day, going out on a message for her, "Snipe" is held up by the two crooks. They threaten him, and make him promise to "get" Matilda's money. The boy arranges for them to meet him on the train that night, when Matilda and he are on their way to the country. The crooks agree but do not count upon "Snipe" telling everything to Judge Gregory, who, with a detective is waiting on the train when the crooks come through to the sleeping car from the day coach. They are seized and placed under arrest and Matilda realizes that her belief in "Snipe" has not been misplaced. They go back to the farm without Matilda having seen the statue but on another trip, a few months later, she takes both "Snipe" and Nellie, and together they see the statue, and "do" the whole town to their hearts' content. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Jessie Stevens Matilda Waring Matilda Waring See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
John Sturgeon Daniel Waring Daniel Waring See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Raymond McKee Snipe - an Orphan Snipe - an Orphan See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Jean Dumar Nellie - an Orphan Nellie - an Orphan See fewer	The Grell Mystery (1917)