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  • Phone 1707 Chester (1911)
  • Short | Drama, Short
Phone 1707 Chester (1911)
Short | Drama, Short
Ralph Vincent is an all-round sport, in spite of the fact that he has a charming wife and lovely baby at home. His wife, Effie, trusts him implicitly, although she has heard some rather ugly rumors concerning him. Ralphs receives a tip on ...See moreRalph Vincent is an all-round sport, in spite of the fact that he has a charming wife and lovely baby at home. His wife, Effie, trusts him implicitly, although she has heard some rather ugly rumors concerning him. Ralphs receives a tip on a horse by wire from the city and wants to play it, but has not the money. He tries to borrow it from a fellow employee in the office, but not succeeding, he, at last, obtains it from Hiram Hayes, the old man who runs the grocery store over which the Vincents have rooms. He tells Hiram he needs it for his family. He wires the money on and shortly after, receiving word that his horse has won, he hastily packs a bag and goes to the city. Here, inflated with his winnings, he joins a gay crowd and has the time of his life. He plays poker with the boys and joins a merry crowd of fast men and women at supper. In the meantime, he has mailed the amount of his loan to Hiram and his wife, Effie, is down in Hiram's store when it arrives. There is, however, no letter for her. Putting two and two together, she fears the worst and Hiram kindly offering to look after the baby, she departs for the city, in search of Ralph. Knowing the address of his hotel from the letter-head enclosing Hiram's money, she goes straight there and reaches the café at the height of the festivities, arriving at the very moment that Ralph is distinguishing himself by drinking a toast out of one of the woman's slippers. Effie takes one look and then burying her face in her hands, she rushes from the room and hastens home, heartbroken. Ralph is instantly checked in his mad career by the sight of his little wife and despite the pleadings of his companions, he leaves the café, accompanied by a good-hearted friend named Fred Strong. Some hours later, Ralph comes to his senses in a Turkish bath, surrounded by his friends of the evening. Realizing the baseness of his recent actions. Realizing the baseness of his recent actions, he wants to call up his wife on the telephone to ask her pardon, but he lacks the courage. There he sits a humiliated man, blankly staring at the picture of his baby in a locket. He has spent all of his winnings during his debauch, and has lost the love and respect of his wife and possibly his position. Overcome by remorse he lays down the locket and leaves the room, wandering aimlessly through the bath. Then Fred Strong, who has found the telephone number, calls up Hiram at the grocery store, who responds dressed in his night clothes. Effie and baby are soon brought down to the phone and negotiations for the return of Ralphs are begun. Fred and the balance of Ralph's friends at one end of the wire in their bath costumes and Effie, Hiram and the baby at the other, all in dishabille. Then Ralph is brought to the phone, he talks to Effie and she and the baby talk to him. Effie tells him to come home. While Ralph is dressing, Fred starts a collection for the baby, which proves a generous one and enclosing the bills with the locket in an envelope, directed to the child, they hand it to Ralph and wish him "Godspeed." Ralph arrives and regaining his wife's love and his position, he swears off from a sporting life and the next time he receives a tip by wire, he tears up the telegrams and throws it in the waste basket. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Joseph W. Smiley (as Joseph Smiley)
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Carl Laemmle
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Updated Jan 26, 1911
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Jan 26, 1911 (United States)

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Effie Vincent Effie Vincent   See fewer
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