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Gossip (1912)
Short | Comedy, Short

Gossip (1912)

Short | Comedy, Short

John Davis, a prominent young attorney, has pleaded his most important case, and a favorable decision has been handed down by "Her Honor," the presiding judge. The decision is, to wit: That on and after a certain date in the immediate ...See moreJohn Davis, a prominent young attorney, has pleaded his most important case, and a favorable decision has been handed down by "Her Honor," the presiding judge. The decision is, to wit: That on and after a certain date in the immediate future, he is to have and to hold for a period ending only in death, her charming daughter, Dorothy. In fact, "Her Honor" goes farther in her kindness and gives a reception to her most intimate friends to make public the said decision. Loudest in their congratulations and best wishes are Mr. Wm. Smith, a well-known bachelor clubman, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones. The day after the reception, John Davis goes to his office and finds himself in a poor mood to dig into musty law books over abstruse decisions. His stenographer, a very pretty girl, is bewildered by the change from his usual crisp businesslike attitude. The day finally ends, and she leaves the office. On the way to her mother's home, she slips on an icy pavement and wrenches her ankle severely. John Davis, speeding in his auto to his fiancée's house, passes her. Naturally he goes to her assistance, puts her in his car and takes her to her mother's home, and half carries the poor girl, almost fainting with pain, into the house. Mr. Wm. Smith, taking a before-dinner walk, is an observer of the little incident. He shakes his head sadly over what he thinks to be an evidence of the frailty of his young friend John, and makes his way to the club. He is joined there by a crony, Jones, who has run into the club for a smoke before joining Mrs. Jones at home at dinner. John Davis comes into the club hurriedly, only stopping to exchange a word with his friends and dashes out. Smith tells Jones what he has seen only a short time before. Jones declares that Davis is a young scoundrel. Jones, arriving home, confides to his wife the story he has heard at the club. Unfortunately, each party who repeats the story uses their imaginative powers upon the same. Smith has merely told Jones that he had seen Dorothy's fiancé taking an auto ride with a very beautiful girl and then leave the car with his arm around the said young lady in a very loving manner. Jones describes how the merry ride ended at the exterior of a well-known road house, and the couple entered therein bent upon a joyous time. Mrs. Jones feels there is but one thing for her to do; she must tell the story to Dorothy and her mother, despite her husband's protestations, Mrs. Jones tells them that it is the talk of the clubs of the city, how John has been riding gaily about the city with a beautiful young girl, etc. Dorothy promptly breaks her engagement with John. She storms into his office, throws her engagement ring upon his desk and almost hysterical from grief starts to leave. John catches her at the door and fairly forces her to explain. She will not listen to his protestations of innocence and leaves him. John's legal training comes to his rescue. He proceeds at once to gather in all the parties to the crime. Dorothy is also gathered in and John deposits the entire party in the home of his stenographer. The facts are made clear to Dorothy and she turns repentant. The three gossips seek to shift the blame. Dorothy restrains John from assisting the men in the case out of the room and tells him that she wants to go to his office at once. The little ring is finally discovered there, resting peacefully at the bottom of the inkwell and the young couple move upon the presiding judge for an earlier date to be set. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Herbert Prior John Davis John Davis See fewer	Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
Mabel Trunnelle Dorothy - the Judge's Daughter Dorothy - the Judge's Daughter See fewer	The Master Passion (1917)

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