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When the Spirits Moved (1915)
Short | Comedy, Short

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When the Spirits Moved (1915)

Short | Comedy, Short

Both the boy and the girl work in "The Emporium" and have become quite chummy. The boy has made quite a hit with the girl, so one day she invites him to her home to meet father. Eddie resolves to go and has quite a trying ordeal getting ...See moreBoth the boy and the girl work in "The Emporium" and have become quite chummy. The boy has made quite a hit with the girl, so one day she invites him to her home to meet father. Eddie resolves to go and has quite a trying ordeal getting acquainted with the old folks. The girl's family are all spiritualists and Eddie arrives in the midst of one of the meetings. The spiritual "carrying ons" are too much for the boy and even a kiss from the girl can't bribe him to stay. The next day the girl again invites Eddie up to the house and he is about to decline when he takes pity on the girl's disappointment and promises to go. She tells him that the party is in honor of the famous Dr. Bunk. Eddie regrets his decision but there is no way out of the party. That night Dr. Bunk is the first of the guests to arrive. Eddie sees several unnerving omens, such as a black cat crossing the road ahead of him, and wishes he had not given his promise to be present, but goes on. The party starts and all are intently listening at the table, when Eddie's knees knock together in terror. The longer the party is in session the more Eddie's fears grow. Finally he can stand it no longer and says he must go. They all try to persuade him to stay but he gets as far as the front door, when he sees that it is raining "pitchforks." Baffled in his attempts to escape, he reluctantly agrees to stay and wants to go to bed at once. They show him up to his room and tell him that he and the professor will have to bunk together. Eddie tries to sleep but every creak of the blinds and every flash of lightning is a manifestation of spirits to him. When the professor gets in bed there is more "business." The bed pitches and jerks, but finally there is a lull and Eddie prayerfully tries to sleep, thinking the spirits have all gone to bed. The girl has a habit of walking in her sleep, and as she has been thinking of Eddie, she unconsciously goes to his room in her nightdress. Eddie uncovers his head long enough to see her and he knows that at last he sees real "spirits." Nothing can hold him now, and hurriedly dressing, hollering help at every breath, he starts out for home. The old folks try to quiet his fears by telling him that he saw their daughter walking in her sleep, but, nothing doing, he says he will do some walking of his own and joyfully sets out for home and peace. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Eddie Lyons Eddie Eddie See fewer	Everything But the Truth (1920)
Lee Moran Dr. Bunk Dr. Bunk See fewer	The Little Irish Girl (1926)
Victoria Forde Vickie Vickie See fewer	Young Wild West's Mexican Mix-Up (1912)
Harry L. Rattenberry Vickie's Father (as Harry Rattenberry) Vickie's Father (as Harry Rattenberry) See fewer	Oliver Twist (1916)