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Sapville's Stalwart Son (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy
The man had come from the country determined to make a real city fortune, and he succeeded beyond his fondest expectations. Some luck in "War Bride" stock had put him on easy street, and everything he touched showed a financial profit, but...See moreThe man had come from the country determined to make a real city fortune, and he succeeded beyond his fondest expectations. Some luck in "War Bride" stock had put him on easy street, and everything he touched showed a financial profit, but he never forgot the dear little village of Sapville and honored the members of his club by constantly proclaiming the joys and delights of life in the open. Most unfortunately for him it happened that Sapville was holding a celebration in honor of some anniversary or other and had cordially invited all of its old sons and daughters to revisit the town for a week and renew old acquaintances. The hero of this story read about the celebration in the newspapers, for he had not kept in touch with his old home. He knew, however, or at least believed, that he would receive a royal welcome, and this theory of his was scoffed at. He made a bet with one of his fellow-clubmates that he could go to his old town disguised as a tramp and be received "like a king on his throne." He went to Sapville, but results were not as he had anticipated. The "loyal hearts" did not respond, nobody was glad to see him; everybody shunned and ill-treated him, and he finally made his escape from the home of his childhood as a dead-head passenger on the rear end of a freight train. A few days later he dropped into his club, paid his wager and told his friends all about it. "I was treated like a king," he said, "but not the kind of a king I expected. They treated me as if I were King Charles the First of England, but, thank God, I escaped with my head." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Writer
Crittenden Marriott (scenario)
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Edwin Thanhouser
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Updated Apr 10, 1916
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Apr 10, 1916 (United States)

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Frank McNish
The Stalwart Son of Sapville The Stalwart Son of Sapville   See fewer
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Claude Cooper
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