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  • Traffickers on Soles (1914)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
Traffickers on Soles (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy
Down on the old farm in Broomville, Sue and Belinda Reuben read of the delights of cabaret life and tango dancing in the great city, and forthwith resolve to taste of these delights for themselves. In the dead of night they escape from the...See moreDown on the old farm in Broomville, Sue and Belinda Reuben read of the delights of cabaret life and tango dancing in the great city, and forthwith resolve to taste of these delights for themselves. In the dead of night they escape from the farm, and, hiding themselves in a coal-bunker, ultimately arrive in the city. Their appearance in the main street attracts attention, and they are politely mobbed by a crowd of amused onlookers. Escaping, they explore the Great White Way, represented in the picture by some lonely suburban lots, and here they are not long in meeting the fancifully dressed "White Slavers," products of the underworld, who ply their arts so successfully that in a little while, the girls succumb to an invitation to visit the cabaret show. Here the girls fall completely in the power of their assailants, who by means of a wonderful implement, known as the injectograph, reduce them to unconsciousness. This done, they call in the assistance of the taxi-demon, who, in a fearful looking machine drawn by two mules, transports the senseless girls to the "House of Mystery," into which they are hoisted by ropes. Here they are greeted by a varied assortment of young and innocent victims, also prisoners in the house, which is presided over by a ferocious-looking Mexican. News of the disappearance of many girls having reached the ears of the mayor, he urges the Police Dept. to get busy and clean up the city. Forthwith, inspector McGuiness calls together his emergency squad (Jewish), while inspector Levy gathers his heroes (Irishmen). Meanwhile, the head of the White Slave Traffic, I. Beatsall, sits in his office, counting up the gains of his "profession," which are so great that they reach him in apparently unlimited amounts, and are secured by large safes. This man is subsequently run to earth, and hauled off to the police station to meet the punishment he deserves. The squads, having gone on the warpath, some of the guardians of law and order indulge, in the meantime, in a little cabareting on their own account. Being caught in the act, they are arrested and taken to the police station, presided over by the Cheese of Police. Here no reports from the squads having been received. Levy and McGuiness, disguise themselves as widows, for the purpose of obtaining evidence. By their disguises, they succeed in obtaining admission to the House of Mystery. Revealing themselves to the inmates they allay their fears. The house is raided and the inmates taken away in a patrol. Sue and Belinda are restored to their father, and they and McGuiness are duly rewarded for their labors by the present of a ham for one and a turkey for the other. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Sidney M. Goldin (story)
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Sidney M. Goldin
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Updated Feb 28, 1914
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Feb 1914 (United States)

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