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The Bachelor's Christmas (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Bachelor's Christmas (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Hugh Travers, a wealthy bachelor, unconcernedly signs papers foreclosing a mortgage which his real estate agent presents to him. We next see the old family lawyer in the Warren's handsome drawing room. He tells Ruth, who is 18, and the two...See moreHugh Travers, a wealthy bachelor, unconcernedly signs papers foreclosing a mortgage which his real estate agent presents to him. We next see the old family lawyer in the Warren's handsome drawing room. He tells Ruth, who is 18, and the two kiddies, Jimmy and "Toots," whose respective ages are 8 and 4, when their father died he left nothing and that as Mr. Travers has foreclosed the mortgage on the house and furniture, it will be necessary that they find another home at once. After she is settled with Jimmy and "Toots" in their new tenement house home, Ruth goes out to look for work. After applying at numerous places she finally accepts the only available job open to her, namely, in the chorus. Thus things go along until the day before Christmas. As soon as Ruth has gone to the matinee Jimmy takes ten cents from the family hoard and buys as many papers as he can with the sum, selling them at a small profit. The scene now shifts to Hugh's club, where he is enjoying himself with several other members. One of the men suggests that they take in a show, and Fate decrees that they go to the theater where Ruth is playing. Hugh becomes fascinated with Ruth, and he throws her a flower. Hugh's two friends seem a trifle exhilarated and after the show is over they take Hugh's car around to the stage door where they induce the doorkeeper to pass them in. One of the "exhilarated" club men inquires in loud tones which one of the chorus girls will kiss him for a ten-dollar bill. He is almost suffocated in the ensuing rush for the coin; Ruth the only one who holds back. Fighting off the willing ones, the club man approaches Ruth and intimates that he prefers to kiss her. Ruth dodges behind Hugh for protection and he saves her. She is then called away by the stage manager. That night Toots takes the eleven cents he has earned selling papers out to buy some toys. Hugh meets the children on the street and goes home with them. Ruth, meanwhile, has lost her position at the theater. She is alarmed at the children's absence, but is relieved when they come home with Hugh. After greeting the children she recognizes Hugh as the gentleman who had thrown her the flower at the theater. Hugh leaves and Ruth puts the two kiddies to bed. Shortly afterwards Hugh returns with a car, in which are numerous toys and a large Christmas tree. Then he and Ruth proceed to dress the tree and surround it with the toys. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben F. Wilson Hugh Travers (as Ben Wilson) Hugh Travers (as Ben Wilson) See fewer	The Power God (1925)
Dorothy Phillips Ruth Warren Ruth Warren See fewer	Broadway Love (1918)
Matty Roubert Jimmy Warren Jimmy Warren See fewer	Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1913)
Lois Alexander Toots Warren Toots Warren See fewer	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)