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The Invader (1913)
Short | Short, Drama
Daniel Mosby, a squatter, is the father of a beautiful daughter and is ordered to vacate the land on which he built his homestead, by John Bradford, a miserly real estate dealer. Bradford sends his son, Tom, to execute his orders, but when...See moreDaniel Mosby, a squatter, is the father of a beautiful daughter and is ordered to vacate the land on which he built his homestead, by John Bradford, a miserly real estate dealer. Bradford sends his son, Tom, to execute his orders, but when he arrives at Mosby's home, he meets Ellen, the daughter, and falls in love with her. Ellen, however, is engaged to Jack Mellon and resents Tom's advances. One day when Tom forces his attentions on her. Jack knocks him down and, in a spirit of revenge, Tom decides to carry out his father's order immediately. In the meantime, Mrs. Mosby and Ellen call on Bradford in the hope of securing an extension of time to look for another home. The old man, however, is obdurate and demands $1,000 for the land. Jack, who has been greatly worried over the Mosby's troubles, has saved $500 and decides to apply it toward the purchase of the land paying the balance on the installment plan. He arrives at the office after Ellen and Mrs. Mosby leave. Bradford is only too glad to find a buyer and closes the deal at once. In the meantime, Tom, with two rough characters, is on his way to burn down the house. Throwing out the furniture, they set fire to the building and are attempting to get away unseen when they are stopped by Mosby and the sheriff. Jack, too, arrives on the scene and confronts Tom. He admits to having set fire to the property, and Jack produces his receipt which had been signed sometime before the fire was started. Fearing a term in jail for arson, Tom pleads to be allowed to see his father. In company with the sheriff, Jack and the Mosbys, he is taken to his father's office where the Mosby family and Jack are given a paid up title deed to the land and a sum of money to rebuild the home so wantonly destroyed. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Sep 29, 1913
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Sep 29, 1913 (United States)

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