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Pete's Awful Crime (1915)
Short | Comedy, Short

Pete's Awful Crime (1915)

Short | Comedy, Short

Miranda, the fair owner of Lizard Gulch's only boarding house, has many suitors. Her home cooking is such a treat that every single man in the community is bent upon securing her for himself, but the matrimonial race finally narrows down ...See moreMiranda, the fair owner of Lizard Gulch's only boarding house, has many suitors. Her home cooking is such a treat that every single man in the community is bent upon securing her for himself, but the matrimonial race finally narrows down to "Near-Sighted" Pete and "Blizzard" Jake, who stand the highest in her affections. Pete and Jake become deadly rivals. Miranda treats both alike and resolves that the one who makes the best proposal shall claim her. Pete and Jake linger at the dinner table, each trying to outlast the other in an attempt to get her alone, but one proves as good a waiter as the other, and when Jake starts to plead his cause, Pete is generally doing the same, and unable to give them both an answer, Miranda keeps putting them off. To gain advantage, Jake acquires some new clothes. His discarded clothes he gives to a farmer, who uses them to outfit a scarecrow. Pete comes upon the scarecrow, and being nearsighted, mistakes it for Jake. Desperate, he plots to rid himself of his rival, but as he raises his gun to fire, he loses his nerve, and as he is putting down the gun, stumbles and accidentally discharges the gun, the bullet strikes the scarecrow and knocks it to the ground. Pete, thinking he has killed Jake, takes to the woods. In the interim, Jake has called upon Miranda and his new outfit makes an impression. He pleads his cause, but Miranda, remembering that Jake has a bad temper, tells him she will marry him when he has conquered himself. Jake becomes disgusted with women in general and is about ready to give up his suit. Feeling uncomfortable in his new clothes, Jake hunts up the scarecrow and gets back his old clothes. Pete, conscience-stricken, decides to give himself up; he returns to the ranch and telling the boys that he is a murderer, becomes resigned to his fate. Just as the cowboys are leading him away to string him up, Jake appears and Pete, thinking it is Jake's ghost, breaks away. Thinking that Pete is out of his head, Jake and the cowboys give chase, finally overhauling him through the medium of a lasso. When Pete has been reassured that Jake is really alive, he is so glad that he is not a murderer, that he withdraws in favor of his rival and successfully helps Jake to win Miranda. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Max Asher Pete Pete See fewer	Rip Van Winkle (1921)
Gale Henry Miranda Miranda See fewer	Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in Kidnapping the King's Kids (1915)
Billy Franey Actor Actor See fewer	When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)
Milburn Morante Actor Actor See fewer	Chasing Trouble (1926)