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The Masterful Hireling
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Ivan Christy [Doctor Harvey], Charles H. Mailes (Charles Hill Mailes) [Larkin], Mary Malatesta [Larkin’s daughter]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Roy Norton. / Released 9 December 2024. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? When the millionaire’s car skidded on the mountain road and he was injured, Doctor Harvey, who chanced to be passing, took Larkin home and mended him. Larkin, accustomed to being coddled, became greatly enraged when Harvey neglected him for the poor, and called him a hireling. Harvey forced him to come to the office to pay his bill, then locked the door, told Larkin he must fight, gave him a licking, and dressed his wounds. Larkin offered him a check, but he tore it up. Later, he saved the life of Larkin’s daughter when imported specialists failed. Seeking a way to show his gratitude, Larkin learned that Harvey had mortgaged his home to send an afflicted child to Europe, and the canceled mortgage now hangs framed on Harvey’s wall.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 10 December 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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