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The Man in Motley
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by E.H. Calvert
Cast: Ruth Stonehouse [Ruth Barreaux, an English Rose], Richard C. Travers [Captain Howard], Harry Dunkinson [Smith of the D.P.W.]
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a short story by I.A.R. Wylie. / Released 30 March 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Smith of the D.P.W. was a jester. He was fitted by fate to play the tool. Smith loved Ruth Devreux, a rose from old England, When she had come to India he had entered the lists tor her hand but she loved Captain Howard, an army officer. Howard proposed to Ruth and she bade him wait until the night of the Rajah’s ball for his answer. When Smith decided to attend, Howard persuaded him to go dressed as Romeo, because he said, Ruth was going as Juliet. Smith found he was the only one present in costume, but he furnished the absurdity for which he was famous, and all laughed. The natives tried to abduct Ruth and beat back Howard. Smith appeared and they fled, thinking he was a devil. Ruth fainted and Smith, the splendid fool, persuaded Howard never to let Ruth know that Smith had really saved her. Ruth told Howard she loved him as her hero.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 12 December 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
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