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  • The Higher the Fewer (1911)
  • Short | Comedy, Romance, Short
The Higher the Fewer (1911)
Short | Comedy, Romance, Short
"The Yorkshire Kid" is a clever little bantam weight prizefighter, who is blissfully unaware of his antecedents. All he knows is that when he was very young he had "folks" who came from England, but they all died so long ago he does not ...See more"The Yorkshire Kid" is a clever little bantam weight prizefighter, who is blissfully unaware of his antecedents. All he knows is that when he was very young he had "folks" who came from England, but they all died so long ago he does not even remember them. He is perfectly contented with his lot, and knocks out his man joyfully every time he gets a chance. Love, however, deals him an uppercut. He meets, while out on the road training, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, whom he worships from afar. He is in the depths of despair, realizing that a prizefighter can never meet a "swell dame who has her own benzine buggy." Suddenly he is confronted with the news that through the death of an old man in England he is now a belted Earl, instead of a belted prizefighter, with an independent fortune on the side. With wealth and a title, he easily obtains an introduction to the lady he adores. With most girls his title would have been enough to make a conquest easy, but this particular young woman is not at all dazzled by his high position. She is rather inclined to like him. If it were not for the fact that he is decidedly undersized and she thinks him a typical, anemic little lord. The secret of his former profession the "Kid" guards jealously. He discovers that he can look the part of an Earl, if he does not give himself away often by opening his mouth. The effect upon others is that they think him a timid little man, unduly silent. He woos the American girl persistently, but she refuses to take him seriously. Not until he forcibly carries her off in an airship, and knocks out his brawny rival in a fistic encounter, does she even deign to notice him. When, however, he proves himself a man of action and resource, to say nothing of an exceedingly strong right arm, she decides that the British Peerage is not as puny as it has been painted, and determines to join the ranks of the aristocracy. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Nov 14, 1911
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Nov 14, 1911 (United States)

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