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The Early Bird (1913)
Short | 11 min | Comedy, Short

The Early Bird (1913)

Short | 11 min | Comedy, Short

Huntington Morgan, a leading man "out of work," finds himself one day penniless and breakfast-less. This is his lucky day, however, and fortune leads him straight to a wallet containing several hundred dollars in greenbacks. The wallet was...See moreHuntington Morgan, a leading man "out of work," finds himself one day penniless and breakfast-less. This is his lucky day, however, and fortune leads him straight to a wallet containing several hundred dollars in greenbacks. The wallet was dropped by footpads, who had held up a wealthy real estate man named Aleshire. In the wallet is Aleshire's address. Aleshire, however, has recently rented his townhouse to a spinster, Miss Mahaffy, and has moved to a suburb. Overjoyed at his find, Morgan crosses the street toward a restaurant to stay the pangs of hunger. He is knocked down and rendered unconscious by a passing automobile. The owner of the car finds Aleshire's address in the wallet, concludes that the victim is the owner of the name, and forthwith transports him to the Aleshire townhouse. Miss Mahaffy is out. A maid, who has just been hired that day, allows the frightened car owner to deposit the injured actor in Miss Mahaffy's bed. Miss Mahaffy soon returns. Also Mr. Morgan awakes. He takes in the situation in a moment, and cleverly allows the flustered spinster to believe him to be Mr. Aleshire, whom she has never seen in person, having done business through his agent. The fun waxes fast and furious. Mr. Morgan's false pretenses are at last discovered, but he handles his discoverers so cleverly that he gets away with the roll of greenbacks after all. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Santschi Huntington Morgan Huntington Morgan See fewer	King of the Wild (1931)
Lillian Hayward Miss Mahaffy - an Amorous Spinster Miss Mahaffy - an Amorous Spinster See fewer	The Child of the Sea (1913)
Frank Clark William Aleshire - the Real Estate Man William Aleshire - the Real Estate Man See fewer	The Light of Western Stars (1918)
Fred Huntley John C. Whittaker John C. Whittaker See fewer	The Ne'er Do Well (1915)
Wheeler Oakman Frank Austin Frank Austin See fewer	Lights of New York (1928)
George Gaffney Jim Blacke - the Chauffeur Jim Blacke - the Chauffeur See fewer	Budd Doble Comes Back (1913)
Lillian Clark Alice - Miss Mahaffy's Maid Alice - Miss Mahaffy's Maid See fewer	Tongues of Flame (1918)