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The Winning of Miss Construe (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

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The Winning of Miss Construe (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

Bob, a happy-go-lucky young artist, has painted several masterpieces which have failed to receive their due need of recognition from an undiscriminating public, so he is forced to eke out a somewhat uneven existence from "pot boilers." As ...See moreBob, a happy-go-lucky young artist, has painted several masterpieces which have failed to receive their due need of recognition from an undiscriminating public, so he is forced to eke out a somewhat uneven existence from "pot boilers." As a model, he uses his friend, Bill, of the floor above. Bill is an old actor, who believes that "art" has gone to the "dogs," as his talents are unappreciated by unfeeling managers. Across the hall from Bob lives Miss Ella Construe, who works in a department store. King, a floorwalker at the store where Miss Construe works, is piqued by the fact that she remains oblivious to his charms. After working hours he lies in wait for her around the corner, and insists on escorting her home, to the great chagrin of Betty, another shop girl, who has been casting languishing glances in his direction. Bob has returned home to find that Bill, whom he left to wash the dishes, has gone to sleep before one of his portraits and neglected his task. Bob, hurrying out of the house for a bottle of milk, bumps into Ella and King, who are at the bottom of the stairs. Betty has overheard that a search is to be made for missing goods, and determines to get rid of Ella, whom she considers her rival with King, by placing some goods in Ella's locker. Her ruse is successful, and Ella is discharged. In the meantime, Bob has sold his "pot boiler" of Bill for five dollars, and so is temporarily in funds. Ella has been unable to find work, and returns home tired and hungry. King has decided that by this time Ella should be in a sufficiently chastened mood to listen to his advances. He forces his way into her room, and attempts to slip a bill into her hand. She repulses him and tries to eject him from her room. Bob hears the noise of a disturbance from his room, and being unable to enter Ella's room because of the locked door, rushes upstairs through Bill's room, down the fire escape and through the window into Ella's room, forcibly ejecting King, who bumps into Bill and falls downstairs. Learning of Ella's desperate circumstances, Bob tries to render assistance. He attempts to slip some money into her hand and in the same manner chosen by King, which deepens her conviction that "all men are alike," and she orders him out. Bob determines that she shall not go hungry if he can help it, however, and surreptitiously leaves a plate of food outside her door, but a stray dog finds it and gratefully eats the food. Bob, thinking that Ella has taken the food, is hurt that she still refuses to speak to him, but finally discovers the culprit. Being out of money now, he "borrows" Bill's clothes and pawns them, spending the money for food. He lies in wait for Ella on the stairs, explains that he meant no harm, and tells her how the dog had helped himself to her "hand-outs." Ella accepts his invitation to the "feed," and Bill is rescued from the closet, where he has been locked. As they sit down to eat, a letter arrives telling Bob of the sale of his masterpiece, and his happiness is complete when Ella consents to share his lot. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Z. Leonard Bob - the Artist Bob - the Artist See fewer	The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Ella Hall Ella Construe Ella Construe See fewer	New Love for Old (1918)
Marc B. Robbins Bill - the Actor (as Marc Robbins) Bill - the Actor (as Marc Robbins) See fewer	A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
Kingsley Benedict King - the Floorwalker King - the Floorwalker See fewer	Perils of the Secret Service (1917)
Betty Schade Betty - the Shopgirl Betty - the Shopgirl See fewer	Bare Fists (1919)