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The Tramp Reporter (1913)
Short | Short, Drama
Glenn is a reporter on the "Times." He is sent out on an assignment; but yields to temptation and attends a cocking main. He falls down on his story and is discharged. He has no money and turns tramp, going to a distant city where he ...See moreGlenn is a reporter on the "Times." He is sent out on an assignment; but yields to temptation and attends a cocking main. He falls down on his story and is discharged. He has no money and turns tramp, going to a distant city where he obtains a situation as a reporter on the "Star." Lyman Garnett is also a reporter on the "Star," but his work is no longer brilliant and he falls under the ban. He turns in a story which is mediocre and he is given the usual two weeks' notice and Glenn is hired to take his place on the staff. Lyman has a wife and daughter, who are ambitious. He has not been saving and has no means of support other than his weekly wage. He returns home from the office the day of his discharge and finds Lucy all expectancy as she is going away to college. She shows him a few simple gowns and he groans in despair as he knows she must give up her cherished dreams. He cannot tell his family that he has been discharged on this occasion. In the office Glenn is kind to him and the old man unbosoms himself and Glenn is much affected. Garnett again goes home and tells his wife their misfortune and she is well nigh distracted. Glenn makes good and in a few weeks becomes the star reporter. There is a mysterious murder and the entire staff is put on the story. Reporters come in with accounts, but the city editor is violent for the reason that other papers have had the same stories and he demands a solving of the mystery. Glenn is fortunate enough to be in a locality where the murderer is pursued by a policeman and shot. The thug, dying, confesses and Glenn has a scoop, taking notes of the confession with no one present except himself and the officer. He sees a way to reinstate Lyman Garnett in the good graces of the owner and editor of the "Star." Going to a saloon he writes the notes of the confession and sends them, together with a note to Garnett, who is alone in the city room. Garnett verifies some of the facts by telephone, writes the big story, scooping all the younger and more active men and is reinstated and given a raise in salary. Just after this, Glenn reels into the presence of the City Editor apparently drunk, without any facts in regard to the crime. He is fired on the spot and goes out. Reaching the street he stands erect, sober, and is thankful for the good deed done that the old reporter may be retained. Garnett returns home to break the glad news to his wife and the story closes with Glenn boarding a box car to hunt for another position. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Edwin August
Writer
C.B. Hoadley (story)
Producer
Pat Powers
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Jan 17, 1913 (United States)

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