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Misjudged (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Misjudged (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Caleb Baldwin, a mining broker, has a partner named Egbert. Baldwin's wife, Lydia, has society ambitions. Baldwin is intensely interested in sociological problems and has just recently prepared a treatise on criminals, in which he advances...See moreCaleb Baldwin, a mining broker, has a partner named Egbert. Baldwin's wife, Lydia, has society ambitions. Baldwin is intensely interested in sociological problems and has just recently prepared a treatise on criminals, in which he advances the theory that the majority of confirmed criminals are recruited from a class slightly higher in plane than the feeble-minded. During the time that Egbert is left alone in the office he runs a stock selling scheme of his own through the mail, and so fixes the books that in case of any investigation the full blame will fall upon his partner. He is infatuated with Baldwin's wife. She treats him lightly, but doesn't discourage his attentions. Baldwin has completed an invention to be used in the ore sampling mills of a new form of concentration table and receives a favorable reply from some mining engineers. He shows the letter to his wife, and on her urging him to market the invention, he tells her that he is doing so well in business that he doesn't care to make more money. "Baldy Joe," a denizen of the underworld, picks Mrs. Baldwin's purse. The thief is apprehended just as Baldwin passes by. At the police station, "Baldy" sends his wife, Susie, a note asking her to bail him out. She is a slatternly and ignorant woman, and her pleas are unheeded. Baldwin is instrumental in getting "Baldy" placed in the pathological ward. Later he is killed during an attack on a keeper. Egbert is tipped off to a contemplated raid to be made on him and makes his getaway with all the money in sight. He goes to Baldwin's house and tries to get the plans of the invention on a pretext to take them to a safety deposit vault. Mrs. Baldwin gives him the plans and he, overcome with passion for her, tries to embrace her, unconsciously dropping the plans during the struggle. Baldwin has gone to the office and is informed that the officers are after him. He passes the matter over as a mistake, but upon reaching home sees his wife apparently in Egbert's arms. Overcome with anger, he is about to choke her, when Susie comes in, accuses him of her husband's death and demands that he take care of her. He thrusts a bunch of bills in her hand, denounces his wife as a traitor and leaves for the west. Susie follows him, and on his arrival confronts him and proposes they get married. He is disgusted at first, but finally his interest is aroused and he resolves to try an experiment in sociology. He secures her a place to work and also gets a position as bookkeeper in one of the mills. Time passes. Lydia, thrown on her own resources, secures the patent and has it marketed. She makes a trip to the west to see the invention work and also to try and locate her husband. The Secret Service has been unable to locate Baldwin and the case is dropped for the time being. Arriving at her destination, Lydia meets Egbert, who is living in fine style. At first she cuts him, and then changes her mind and greets him warmly. She has an idea that he is the culprit and determines to try to catch him. Susie has progressed immensely. She is attached to Baldwin, but he treats her like a child. One day she finds a picture of his wife under his pillow and realizes that he still loves his wife. One day Baldwin comes upon a crowd watching a new invention. Turning, he sees his wife with Egbert, viewing the invention. He drinks the dregs of life, thinking his wife has not only been false to him, but has also stolen his plans and is living on the fruits of them with Egbert. Lydia, on sight of her husband, starts to go to him, but realizes how futile it would be. She persuades Egbert to take dinner to her room, planting two of the mine officials beforehand in the closet. He gets intoxicated, and in his passion for her confesses his crime, and tells her it was to show her what a fool her husband was. Egbert has notified the sheriff of Baldwin being wanted and Susie overhears the sheriff and his deputies planning to make his arrest and warns him. Before fleeing, he is tempted to see his wife once more. He breaks into her room in time to see his wife strike Egbert in the face. The two men come out of the closet and full explanations are given. The husband and wife are reunited. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Herbert Rawlinson Caleb Baldwin Caleb Baldwin See fewer	The Flame Fighter (1925)
Ann Little Lydia Baldwin - Caleb's Wife (as Anna Little) Lydia Baldwin - Caleb's Wife (as Anna Little) See fewer	The Blue Fox (1921)
Richard Sterling Egbert - Caleb's Partner Egbert - Caleb's Partner See fewer	Ramona (1916)
Jack P. Pierce Baldy Joe - a Thief (as Jack Pierce) Baldy Joe - a Thief (as Jack Pierce) See fewer	The Wolf Man (1941)
Agnes Vernon Susie - Baldy Joe's Wife Susie - Baldy Joe's Wife See fewer	Queen of the Turf (1921)