Mr. Horatio Sparkins - Cast

Mr. Horatio Sparkins (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy

Mr. Horatio Sparkins (1913)

Short | Short, Comedy

Samuel Smith, a young linen-draper's clerk, "blues" himself and has a rare good time, posing as a society man named Horatio Sparkins. He spends all his money on fine clothes and his evenings in going to assemblies and balls, where he ...See moreSamuel Smith, a young linen-draper's clerk, "blues" himself and has a rare good time, posing as a society man named Horatio Sparkins. He spends all his money on fine clothes and his evenings in going to assemblies and balls, where he pretends to be a poet and a man of considerable means. At one of the balls he meets the Maldertons, a family of parvenus who at once see a chance of making a good match for their daughter Teresa, who is getting to be decidedly passé. They go to a Mr. Flamwell, a young man who claims to have acquaintances in the best society, and ask about Mr. Sparkins. Flamwell tells them that he believes that Horatio is a young nobleman in disguise. Mama Malderton then makes plans to get the supposed nobleman into the matrimonial net, in which also shall be her daughter. She invites Horatio to dinners and parties and shows him a right good time. The whole family lionize him to the best of their ability and write to their friends, saying that Teresa has at last made an ideal conquest. Sparkins, who sees what they are after, does not spoil the fun, but enjoys himself thoroughly, making the best of his opportunities for cheap enjoyment. All goes well until Mama Malderton takes her daughter on a shopping expedition. By chance they enter the store in which Smith, alias Horatio Sparkins, is employed. To their horror they discover that their poetic young nobleman is merely a dry-goods clerk. Teresa promptly has hysterics and is conveyed home by her mother, who must break the dreadful news to the deluded family. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Courtenay Foote Horatio Sparkins Horatio Sparkins See fewer	Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1924)
Flora Finch Teresa Halderton Teresa Halderton See fewer	The Cat and the Canary (1927)
William Shea Actor Actor See fewer	Davy Jones' Parrot (1910)
Kate Price Actress Actress See fewer	Quality Street (1927)
Rose Tapley Actress Actress See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Charles Eldridge Actor Actor See fewer	As You Like It (1912)