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The Butler (1915)
Short | Drama, Short

The Butler (1915)

Short | Drama, Short

Hugh Graham is pestered by creditors for his gambling, and to make matters worse he is in love with a girl whose mother insists that she must never marry a man who is not only well off but steady enough to take care of his own financial ...See moreHugh Graham is pestered by creditors for his gambling, and to make matters worse he is in love with a girl whose mother insists that she must never marry a man who is not only well off but steady enough to take care of his own financial interests and support his wife in the style to which she has been accustomed. Hugh receives a visit from a kindly-faced old man, who bears a letter from Hugh's uncle, William Hunter. The letter informs Hugh that his uncle is about to start on a visit to Japan, and that as he may be gone for two years, he wishes Hugh to try to find a plane in his household for this old man, the uncle's butler, until his return. Since his uncle is the only one from whom Hugh gets his income, he gives the old man a position as butler in his bachelor apartments. It is evident from the day of his arrival that the kindly servant is greatly distressed at seeing the way in which Hugh is "going the pace." Many a night when Hugh comes in late, Lanhem (the butler) is sitting up waiting for him. One day, shortly after Hugh has given an I.O.U. for a large amount to Spencer Morton, with whom he frequently gambles at cards, and who happens to be his rival for the hand of Audrey Lane, he receives a letter from Mr. Martin, his uncle's lawyer, telling him that the check for $3,000, which he receives with the latter, is the last remittance he will get until he has settled down and made good in some business. Just at this time, he is told by his sweetheart, Audrey, that her mother is determined to marry her to Spencer Morton, and that if Hugh wants to make her his wife he must lose no time in getting some money and bringing about a wedding. Hugh is in great distress. Suddenly he gets an idea and that is to change the $3,000 to read as $30,000. He ponders for hours upon the matter, and finally, with infinite care, he alters the check to read as he has planned. He then gives the check to his butler with instructions to deposit the check to his credit. The butler glances at the check. His startled expression would indicate that he believes that something is wrong. A short time afterward, as Hugh sits in his den, now thoroughly overcome with remorse at what he has done, the old butler enters. He sees Hugh reach out and open a drawer of the table, from which he takes a revolver. As he raises it to his head, the butler rushes forward and seizes his hand. Then the old man begins to talk to Hugh very seriously, finally, and to Hugh's intense surprise, taking from his pocket the photograph of a woman, at sight of which Hugh exclaims, "Mother." "Yes, Hugh," the old man declares, "and I am your uncle, William. I promised your mother to look after you, and from now on I'm going to do it. Instead of depositing that check, I have paid all your old debts, and now 1 want you to start again, with a clean slate." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
William Wadsworth Uncle William Lanhem - the Butler Uncle William Lanhem - the Butler See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Richard Tucker Hugh Graham Hugh Graham See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Gladys Leslie Audrey Lane Audrey Lane See fewer	A Child for Sale (1920)

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