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Hearts and Sparks (1916)
Short | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Hearts and Sparks (1916)

Short | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Bobbie Vernon, an ingenious young inventor, has contrived a wireless spark-plug. He is in love with Gloria, whose father is Nick Cogley. Nick's business affairs are in a bad state. An up-state money-lender, Hank Mann, holds a mortgage on ...See moreBobbie Vernon, an ingenious young inventor, has contrived a wireless spark-plug. He is in love with Gloria, whose father is Nick Cogley. Nick's business affairs are in a bad state. An up-state money-lender, Hank Mann, holds a mortgage on the old home and is threatening to foreclose. Mann suddenly sees Gloria, and proposes that he marry her, in which event he will cancel the mortgage. The father, having no alternative, contents to this arrangement. However, for Bobbie's sake, he determines to wait until he sees whether or not Bobbie wins his next auto race. If Bobbie wins, he will be able to marry Gloria and pay off the mortgage himself. Bobbie's speed demonstration convinces Mann that Bobbie is a possible winner, so he hires two desperadoes to burn his car and garage. But the wireless plug saves the car by running it out of the garage automatically. On the day of the race, Mann ties Bobbie in the barn but that is where the wireless outfit is located, so Bobbie directs his car with Gloria in it many times around the course, winning by several laps. It chances, however, that the crooks have connected a fuse to the speedometer of Bobbie's car so that at a certain velocity the gasoline tank will explode. and this situation brings about a dashing finish. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Hank Mann The Moneylender The Moneylender See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Bobby Vernon Bobby - the Inventor Bobby - the Inventor See fewer	For the Love of Fanny (1931)
Gloria Swanson Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart Gloria - Bobby's Sweetheart See fewer	Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Nick Cogley Gloria's Father Gloria's Father See fewer	Only a Farmer's Daughter (1915)
Billie Bennett The Stenographer The Stenographer See fewer	The Wall Street Whiz (1925)
Joe Lee The Moneylender's Henchman The Moneylender's Henchman See fewer	Bare Knuckles (1921)
Tom Kennedy The Moneylender's Henchman The Moneylender's Henchman See fewer	The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
Slim Summerville The Moneylender's Pit Crewman The Moneylender's Pit Crewman See fewer	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Wallace Beery Minor Role Minor Role See fewer	A Date with Judy (1948)
Albert T. Gillespie Minor Role (as Bert Gillespie) Minor Role (as Bert Gillespie) See fewer	Skirts (1921)