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  • Madam Coquette (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
Madam Coquette (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
James Roberts neglects his wife, Ethel. At a reception Ethel meets Wilbur Cortland, a sentimental youth who falls in love with her. Wilbur escorts Ethel home and before he leaves her steals her photograph, of which he makes a small ...See moreJames Roberts neglects his wife, Ethel. At a reception Ethel meets Wilbur Cortland, a sentimental youth who falls in love with her. Wilbur escorts Ethel home and before he leaves her steals her photograph, of which he makes a small duplicate and places it in his watch charm. Ethel doesn't lake his love seriously enough at first to discourage him. She tells her husband of Wilbur's attentions in hopes of arousing his jealousy so that he may be more attentive to her, but Roberts is not inclined to be jealous and driven to despair by his indifference, she resolves to compel his attentions by deliberate flirtations. She is the most admired woman at the dances and the envious women nickname her Madam Coquette. When Roberts sees his wife frequently in Wilbur's company, he does feel a pang of jealousy, but succeeds in hiding it. As soon as Ethel realizes how seriously infatuated Wilbur is she tries to discourage him and make it plain that it is absolutely impossible for her to return his affections. Wilbur calls again and when she sends out word with her maid that she can't receive him, he sends her a note, reading, "Dearest, I must see you tonight. Wilbur." The note drops to the floor and Ethel tears up the envelope, not knowing that the note was not in it. She still refuses to see Wilbur and he goes from there to the club where Robert is playing cards. From the club Wilbur sends Ethel a note reading that he is going to commit suicide and that he will be dead by the time the note reaches her. Before he leaves the club, he drops the watch charm containing her picture and it falls into Roberts' hands. Roberts determines to demand an explanation from Ethel and rushes home. In the meanwhile Ethel, frantic with fear that Wilbur will kill himself, phones to the club and when informed that Wilbur has just left, she rushes to his home in hopes of preventing him from committing the deed. Roberts, arriving home, discovers Wilbur's note saying that he must see her tonight and surmises that Ethel must be with Wilbur. The wife reaches Wilbur just in time to prevent him from blowing his brains out and Roberts just in time to prevent him to see Ethel enter the house. He steals in through a window. A passerby mistakes him for a burglar and calls the police. Roberts accuses Ethel and Wilbur of misconduct, and, telling Ethel that he never wants to see her again, turns his back on them and walks toward the door. Wilbur snatches up the gun and places it at his own temple. Ethel jumps forward, the gun goes off, but instead of blowing Wilbur's brains out, it wounds Roberts, who fails unconscious. Policemen rush in and place Wilbur under arrest. Wilbur believes that he killed Roberts, tears loose from policemen and, backing toward the window, falls through. Roberts' wound turns out to be a slight one. Ethel explains that she was in the house to prevent Wilbur from committing suicide. Wilbur breaks a leg falling through the window, and confesses to Roberts that he stole Ethel's picture. Roberts tells the policemen that the shooting was accidental, and Wilbur falls in love with the next woman he meets. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Siegmund Lubin
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Updated May 14, 1914
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May 14, 1914 (United States)

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