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  • The Man in Motley (1915)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Man in Motley (1915)
Short | Short, Drama
Smith of the D.P.W. was a jester. He was fitted by fate to play the tool. Smith loved Ruth Devreux, a rose from old England, When she had come to India he had entered the lists tor her hand but she loved Captain Howard, an army officer. ...See moreSmith of the D.P.W. was a jester. He was fitted by fate to play the tool. Smith loved Ruth Devreux, a rose from old England, When she had come to India he had entered the lists tor her hand but she loved Captain Howard, an army officer. Howard proposed to Ruth and she bade him wait until the night of the Rajah's ball for his answer. When Smith decided to attend, Howard persuaded him to go dressed as Romeo, because he said, Ruth was going as Juliet. Smith found he was the only one present in costume, but he furnished the absurdity for which he was famous, and all laughed. The natives tried to abduct Ruth and beat back Howard. Smith appeared and they fled, thinking he was a devil. Ruth fainted and Smith, the splendid fool, persuaded Howard never to let Ruth know that Smith had really saved her. Ruth told Howard she loved him as her hero. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
E.H. Calvert
Writer
I.A.R. Wylie (story)
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Updated Mar 30, 1915
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Mar 30, 1915 (United States)

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