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  • Willie, the Wild Man (1913)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Willie, the Wild Man (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy
He was the son of a prominent financier, but was a bad poker player. His repeated requests for funds exasperated his father, and the latter finally cut off his allowance. The young man found himself stranded at a summer hotel without money...See moreHe was the son of a prominent financier, but was a bad poker player. His repeated requests for funds exasperated his father, and the latter finally cut off his allowance. The young man found himself stranded at a summer hotel without money and threatened with eviction by the hard-hearted landlord. The chief attraction of the hotel was a wonderful wild man, who lived in a cave in the nearby mountains. People flocked from distant points to see the wonderful being, and, incidentally, stopped at the hotel. The wild man tired of his lonely life and resigned his position. The question of a successor was a perplexing one to the hotel owner, until he thought of his delinquent guest. The idea of prancing around the mountains in scant attire did not appeal to the young man, but the hotel owner finally induced him to take the post. He was a very satisfactory wild man, and far excelled his predecessor. A millionaire came to the hotel with his pretty daughter. The girl took a walk through the mountains and there encountered the wild man. Unlike many others, she did not flee, but faced him fearlessly. The wild man was so anxious to gain her good opinion that he told her who he really was, and she found that her brother was his intimate friend. On his day off, the wild man, once more handsome and well dressed, called at the hotel. Acquaintanceship soon ripened into love, but the girl's father refused his consent. However, a few days later, when passing through the mountains, he was captured by the terrible wild man, who bound him to a tree and then disappeared. A few minutes later the young man whom he had refused to consider as a son-in-law appeared, released him from his perilous plight and escorted him to safety. The millionaire often tells how his son-in-law rescued him at the risk of his own life. "The boy was inclined to be extravagant," he says, "and that was why his father stopped his allowance, but as soon as he heard how he saved me from that ferocious wild man, he realized that there was something to the boy after all. That's why my son-in-law is partner in his father's banking house. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Jul 27, 1913
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Jul 27, 1913 (United States)

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