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  • A Blank Check (1909)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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A Blank Check (1909)
Short | Short, Drama
Bob's young wife is dangerously ill. Naturally his thoughts are at home. Next to him works Fred, a dissipated young man who is gambling a good deal and losing more money than he earns. One day the proprietor asks Bob how much money he ...See moreBob's young wife is dangerously ill. Naturally his thoughts are at home. Next to him works Fred, a dissipated young man who is gambling a good deal and losing more money than he earns. One day the proprietor asks Bob how much money he needs for the pay roll. Bob cannot tell yet so the proprietor signs a blank cheek. Just at this moment Bob is called home to the bedside of his wife. As soon as he reaches home Bob sends a note saying on account of the sickness of his wife he will not come to the office in the morning. Fred who is again in need of money fills in the amount of $3.500 to the blank cheek and disguising himself with wig and beard, cashes the check without any difficulty. The working men ought to be paid out. When Bob returns he is asked for the money for the pay roll. He cannot find the check. He will not accuse his fellowman but as he cannot explain how the check was cashed he is held as a thief. He explains to the detectives how he watched all night at his wife's bedside. One goes to investigate and finds his story true. The other detective is watching Fred who enjoys the fruit of his ill-doings. He is going back to the gambling den. In the meantime proofs of his guilt have been found, the gambling den is raided and Fred made a prisoner. The next day the crisis has passed and Bob's young wife is on the road to recovery. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Siegmund Lubin
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Updated Oct 7, 1909
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Oct 7, 1909 (United States)

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