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  • The Miser (1909)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Miser (1909)
Short | Short, Drama
A young man is in love with a pretty peasant girl, and as the couple are chatting, the maiden's father appears on the scene, and after ordering the girl to retire, tells the youth that he will not tolerate the latter's attentions to his ...See moreA young man is in love with a pretty peasant girl, and as the couple are chatting, the maiden's father appears on the scene, and after ordering the girl to retire, tells the youth that he will not tolerate the latter's attentions to his daughter, and orders the young man away from the place. Returning home in a most distracted mood, the youth tells his parents of the sad termination of his love affairs, and complains of being too poor to have any right to pursue his purpose. His father, who is an old miser, becomes suspicious of his son and fears that the latter, in a fit of desperation, will rob him of his gold, which he has stored in the house. Awaiting an opportunity, the old miser takes his bag of gold and going to an obscure spot, buries it, but his good wife, suspecting as much, follows him, and when the old fellow leaves the spot, thinking that his gold is hidden, the woman goes and digs it up. Returning home, the old lady turns the money over to her son, who, overjoyed, rushes off to the home of his fiancée, and presents her with it, whereupon the latter's father, seeing the large fortune in the young people's possession, gladly gives his consent to their marriage. The old miser takes a trip up to the place where he has hidden his treasure, and to his horror discovers that it has been taken. Immediately he becomes suspicious of his wife, and rushing home accuses her of the deed. She admits her guilt, and the infuriated old man grabs her by the throat and is strangling the terrified woman when the son rushes in and saves his mother's life. The youth immediately gives back the coveted gold and the miser is so elated over having it returned that he becomes hysterical, and falls in a fit on the ground. The excitement is too much for him and he dies on the spot, clasping his gold to his heart. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
André Calmettes
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Molière (play)
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Updated Feb 22, 1909
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Feb 22, 1909 (United States)

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