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  • The Padrone's Plot (1913)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Padrone's Plot (1913)
Short | Short, Drama

Tony Vallenci, just over from Italy, is offered a job by Pietro Valli, an unscrupulous padrone. Ignorant of American money, Tony signs a contract calling for a wage of sixty cents a day. He goes to work in a quarry owned by Dodge. The ...See moreTony Vallenci, just over from Italy, is offered a job by Pietro Valli, an unscrupulous padrone. Ignorant of American money, Tony signs a contract calling for a wage of sixty cents a day. He goes to work in a quarry owned by Dodge. The following day Tony is knocked down by an auto containing Mrs. Dodge. He is uninjured, but the kind lady takes him to his home. Tony finds that all of his pay goes for food and rent. He appeals to the padrone, who laughs at him. Tony discovers Dodge attempting to make love to Maria, his wife. He beats the man off. Members of a bomb organization urge Tony to join their society for revenge. During his absence Maria is taken to the hospital. When he returns, Rosa, his little daughter, tells him a "bad mans" took her mother away. Believing it to have been Dodge, Tony joins the bomb-throwers. Rosa wanders away and meets Helen, Dodge's daughter. The two are "losted." They are found by Mrs. Dodge, who takes them to her home. Her husband repents of his conduct towards Maria and takes Rosa to see her mother. Valli overhears the bomb-throwers' plot to blow up the Dodge home. He 'phones the police. Tony is about to plant the bomb when he sees Mrs. Dodge in the house. He cannot injure his kind friend, and declines to carry out the plan. The gang sets upon him. The bomb throwers see Dodge approaching with Helen. They attempt to kidnap the girl. Tony goes to his employer's rescue. Pietro finds Tony's coat and the bomb. To get the laborer into trouble the padrone is about to place them in the Dodge home when arrested by the police. The latter then go to the aid of Tony, who is battling with the gang. And in the gratitude of his employer, Tony sees a brighter future dawning. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Dec 1, 1913

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Dec 1, 1913 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Arthur Donaldson
The Padrone The Padrone   See fewer
Robert G. Vignola
Tony (as Robert Vignola) Tony (as Robert Vignola)   See fewer
Alice Hollister
Tony's Wife Tony's Wife   See fewer
Edgar L. Davenport
The Quarry Owner (as Edgar Davenport) The Quarry Owner (as Edgar Davenport)   See fewer
Helen Lindroth
The Quarry Owner's Wife The Quarry Owner's Wife   See fewer
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