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The Man Who Was Misunderstood (1914)
Short | Drama, Short

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The Man Who Was Misunderstood (1914)

Short | Drama, Short

The man who was misunderstood (King Baggot) is an old fiddler who is accompanied by his dog Roger. His poverty-stricken condition is pitiable to behold, but his constant companion and friend adheres to him through all his trials. He exists...See moreThe man who was misunderstood (King Baggot) is an old fiddler who is accompanied by his dog Roger. His poverty-stricken condition is pitiable to behold, but his constant companion and friend adheres to him through all his trials. He exists by playing his fiddle on street corners; Roger is his companion and protector. He is seen first in his dingy room repairing the old violin, while Roger, seated on a chair beside him, looks intelligently on. He holds conversation with Roger, and with almost human intelligence, Roger does all but answer him. One morning he is seen playing in front of a mansion and Roger's antics attract a little girl, who calls to her aged mother and asks that the old man be permitted to enter. He comes within accompanied by his faithful friend, and after they give him food, they ask him to tell a story. As he begins, the scene flashes back to his boyhood days when he was in love with Betty Austin, the daughter of Col. Austin, who owned a string of race horses. The Colonel is deeply enmeshed in financial difficulties and his only salvation is that one of his horses wins the Derby. Betty is naturally in love with King and the Colonel also favors his suit, but King's friend Chester Smythe proves to be unfaithful and plots King's downfall: He inveigles King into a plot unknown to the latter and shows him that the Colonel's horse cannot win the Derby. King places his fortune on an opposing horse, much to the Colonel's disgust and Chester shows the Colonel a note in which King has stated to him that the Colonel's horse cannot win. This note is forgery, but it opens a petty breach between King and his loved one. A dastardly plot is consummated and Smythe, on the day of the Derby, succeeds in capturing the Colonel's favorite jockey on whom the Colonel has staked his all. The jockey is kidnapped and while he lies bound in the hut to which he is taken, the accomplice mentions King's name as the wrongdoer, and the jockey naturally suspects that he is the mastermind in the plot to ruin his master. Circumstantial evidence, accompanied by Chester's crafty insinuations, lead the Colonel to believe that King has abducted the jockey and during the excitement the Colonel's daughter volunteers to ride the favorite. The race starts and King's sweetheart succeeds in capturing the event. King, although he has lost his fortune, is elated, but when he enters the paddock to compliment and praise his bride-to-be. He is repulsed and forced to leave by the enraged father. He writes a note of explanation to his sweetheart, which is intercepted by Chester, who forges another note in which King is supposed to state that he is guilty of the nefarious crime of which he is accused. Naturally, with the evidence pointing in his direction, King loses the hand of his loved one and he starts on a declining path. Poverty-stricken and broken in spirits, he gradually declines and his old age finds him alone in the world without funds or friends. He. however, saves the life of a puppy from a mob that is pursuing him and the puppy becomes his constant friend and companion. When the dog is full-grown, the wolf of famine is at the door and King is forced to sell his companion. The dog, however, secures his liberty by untying the rope which fastens him to the stable door and makes his escape, returning to King at the opportune moment when the shadows of death are hovering over all. On one of his expeditions, King and his dog meet Chester, his enemy, on a wharf and during the encounter that takes place. King hurls his enemy from the heights to a watery grave. King is arrested for killing him, but the plea of self-defense saves the old man and he is exonerated. The last sight of the old man who was misunderstood is his form, accompanied by his faithful friend and companion, silhouetted against the skies. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
King Baggot Ned Jackson Ned Jackson See fewer	Jim Webb, Senator (1914)
Arline Pretty Betty Austin Betty Austin See fewer	The Primrose Path (1925)
Frank Smith Colonel Austin Colonel Austin See fewer	A Strange Disappearance (1915)
Robert E. Hill George (as Robert Hill) George (as Robert Hill) See fewer	Babbling Tongues (1917)
Ben Hall The Jockey The Jockey See fewer	Scotty of the Scouts (1926)
Mrs. Allen Walker Ned's Mother (as Mrs. Allan Walker) Ned's Mother (as Mrs. Allan Walker) See fewer	The Clemenceau Case (1915)