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The Vagaries of Fate (1914)
Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

The Vagaries of Fate (1914)

Short | 10 min | Short, Drama

District Attorney Gerald Durban cuts short his honeymoon to conduct the trial of some members of a society of blackmailers. He is warned that his life will be forfeited if he sends them to jail, but he obtains a conviction. Other members ...See moreDistrict Attorney Gerald Durban cuts short his honeymoon to conduct the trial of some members of a society of blackmailers. He is warned that his life will be forfeited if he sends them to jail, but he obtains a conviction. Other members of the society abduct him by luring his chauffeur away and one of their members taking the place of the driver. He is taken to a house in the suburbs and left bound and gagged before a time bomb that will explode in 20 minutes. On their way from the house the three plotters get into a row and a rifle is discharged. It shatters the glass of the room in which Durban is imprisoned, leaving the spectator to wonder if it has killed him, as a flash shows Durban collapsed. Ronca, one of the gang, telephones to Mrs. Durban, while the chief of police is questioning her. From the telephone central he obtains the address from which the call was made and phones the sergeant at the nearest precinct to get after the man, which they proceed to do in an auto. The chief gets on the scene in time to aid in the capture, and a mild third degree reveals the facts. They go to the house to find that the bullet shattered the clock and stopped the bomb. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Edgar Jones Gerald Durban - District Attorney Gerald Durban - District Attorney See fewer	Lonesome Corners (1922)
Louise Huff Mrs. Durban - The District Attorney's Wife Mrs. Durban - The District Attorney's Wife See fewer	Seventeen (1916)
Tom Walsh First Tough Guy (as Thomas Walsh) First Tough Guy (as Thomas Walsh) See fewer	From Now On (1920)
George Gowan Second Tough Guy Second Tough Guy See fewer	The Engineer's Revenge (1914)
George Hartzell Third Tough Guy Third Tough Guy See fewer	Never Again (II) (1912)
Jack Ridgeway The Chief of Police The Chief of Police See fewer	The Soul of Buddha (1918)
Bernard Siegel The Bartender The Bartender See fewer	Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)