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The Pirates (1913)
Short | Short, Drama

The Pirates (1913)

Short | Short, Drama

Captain Jim Faulkner receives a letter requesting him to call to attend to a matter of great importance. He reaches the appointed place and there he is confronted by an apparently prosperous and well-to-do gentleman, who makes him a ...See moreCaptain Jim Faulkner receives a letter requesting him to call to attend to a matter of great importance. He reaches the appointed place and there he is confronted by an apparently prosperous and well-to-do gentleman, who makes him a proposition to employ his sloop and his crew to board a yacht and to kidnap those on board it. Jim indignantly refuses it and the offer of $10,000. As he turns to leave, he confronts a young woman wearing a mask. She is irresistibly handsome. Impulsively he exclaims, "If you will throw off that mask and go as my captain, I will hold up all the ships on the seven seas." She consents to do so. Helene boards the sloop as captain and commander. Toward midnight they sight the yacht which they are to hold up, draw alongside and board it. A terrific struggle follows. Its crew is overcome and their prisoners rushed aboard the "Ella." A revenue cutter gives pursuit. A running fight takes place. Jim orders his men to let out every inch of sail, hoping they may soon escape in an approaching fog. The chase is exciting, the fog falls and soon they are far beyond the reach of their pursuers. Jim makes way to a wild place on the coast where he lands his captives and makes provision for their week's stay. Jim is very much surprised at the good-natured way in which they take it. The next morning Helene tells Jim that she will have to go to the city and gives him her promise that she will come back at the end of the week. At the end of seven days Helene returns, loaded down with a collection of newspapers. She holds up one of them and they all read as follows: "Entire Board of Directors of the 'Eat-Um Biscuit Company captured by Modern Pirates." Helene then introduces Jim to her father, one of the prisoners, and he explains that all his piratical experience means, saying, "The Eat-Um Biscuit Company were on the brink of ruin, our competitors had more money for advertising. We have received a million dollars' worth of free advertising." With a great show, he hands Jim his check for $10,000. The young captain indignantly tears it up and scatters it to the four winds, remarking, "I did not do this for money. I did it for Helene." Her father slaps Jim on the shoulder and places Helene's hand in Jim's, saying, "She could not find me a braver son-in-law. She is yours." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
John Bunny John Merwin John Merwin See fewer	Her Old Sweetheart (1912)
Clara Kimball Young Helen Merwin Helen Merwin See fewer	The Common Law (1916)
Robert Gaillard Captain Jim Faulkner Captain Jim Faulkner See fewer	The Golden Pathway (1913)
Charles Eldridge Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Frank Mason Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company See fewer	As You Like It (1912)
Anders Randolf Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company See fewer	The Viking (1928)
Logan Paul Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company See fewer	The Money Mill (1917)
J.H. Lewis Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company (as Mr. Lewis) Director of the Eat 'Em Biscuit Company (as Mr. Lewis) See fewer	Lily of the Valley (1914)
Charles Michael Edwards Crew of the Ella Crew of the Ella See fewer	Ida's Christmas (1912)
William Shea Crew of the Ella Crew of the Ella See fewer	Davy Jones' Parrot (1910)
Kingsley Higgins Crew of the Ella (as Mr. Higgins) Crew of the Ella (as Mr. Higgins) See fewer	Sue Simpkins' Ambition (1912)