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  • The Better Man (1911)
  • Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
The Better Man (1911)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama
Doris is up a tree as to which of two suitors to accept. Tom is very companionable and Fred is very noble, each equally lovable. She is in the throes of despair, when an idea comes to her to test which is the better man. To the ...See moreDoris is up a tree as to which of two suitors to accept. Tom is very companionable and Fred is very noble, each equally lovable. She is in the throes of despair, when an idea comes to her to test which is the better man. To the postmistress, her friend, Doris gives two letters, one of which each of the lovers is to call for the next day at noon. Meanwhile, she instructs her faithful old servant Pedro, in the part he is to play in determining the better man. Both letters contain the same: "To prove who is the better man, deliver this letter to me as soon as possible," and upon reading, the rivals mount their steeds and race for Doris' house. It is a desperate ride in which Tom shows no pity for his horse. He is far ahead of Fred when he comes upon old Pedro, who is lying on the road, apparently hurt. But Tom determines to win, so rushes on. When Fred sees the old servant in distress, he is touched, and even at the risk of losing Doris, helps the old man home. Doris and her folks have observed the whole thing through a pair of field glasses. When Tom arrives, he rushes to claim his bride, but is met with an indifference hitherto unknown. His horse drops from exhaustion. Fred arrives with Pedro, fully expecting he has lost the prize. Pedro gets suddenly strong and laughs, which makes Fred all the more mad at himself for having stopped, but when Doris explains her little plot. It does not take either long to understand which has proven "the better man." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Gaston Méliès
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Updated Dec 14, 1911
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Dec 14, 1911 (United States)

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William Clifford
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The Hidden Law (1916)
Mildred Bracken
Doris Doris   See fewer
The Prisoner's Story (1912)
Francis Ford
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