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  • At the Foot of the Stairs (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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At the Foot of the Stairs (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
The husband learns of his wife's love for the other man, but does not suspect that she is planning to elope. The new maid arrives. The husband, in his happiness, finds time to be kind to her. Used only to harsh words the little maid ...See moreThe husband learns of his wife's love for the other man, but does not suspect that she is planning to elope. The new maid arrives. The husband, in his happiness, finds time to be kind to her. Used only to harsh words the little maid hesitates in her plan of theft. Night comes. The crooks, unsatisfied with the maid's attitude, decide to commit the robbery themselves. The stool pigeon has told the police who surround the house. Only a moonbeam lights the room at the foot of the stairs. The crooks hear a sound. With the trembling maid they hide as the wife comes downstairs, ready for flight. The lover enters. The police run in. Thinking the lover is the thief, they attack him. In and out of the moonlight patch they struggle. Behind the curtains the maid asks for the revolver and fires. The struggle in the moonlight ceases. The light flashes. The lover is lying dead across the table. The husband, aroused, comes down the stairs. The maid explains that the lover is a thief and so she shot him. The detective carry the body out and the husband's honor is saved to the world. But he knows and sends the faithless wife away. A gleam of hope comes to him from the faithful maid as he goes upstairs again. The crooks come out of hiding. The little maid, now strong in her love for the husband, covers them with the gun and drives them from the house. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Otis Turner
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Updated Jul 23, 1914
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Jul 23, 1914 (United States)

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Robert Z. Leonard
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