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The Proof of a Man (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Proof of a Man (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Bob Carrol, cripple, works in a little cigar stand down in Chinatown and eats his meals at a coffee house around the corner. Alma Wilson, who waits upon tables, is, unknown to herself, loved by Bob, and also by Jim Carter. Carter is a ...See moreBob Carrol, cripple, works in a little cigar stand down in Chinatown and eats his meals at a coffee house around the corner. Alma Wilson, who waits upon tables, is, unknown to herself, loved by Bob, and also by Jim Carter. Carter is a typical gang leader and Chinatown crook. Alma is infatuated with Carter's good looks. Bob finally musters up courage enough to ask Alma if he may keep her company. Alma answered, "When I go out with anyone, that person must be a man!" Carter overhears this remark and "kids" Bob about it. That night, after he closes the cigar stand, Bob goes to a little Chinese restaurant. Carter enters and hits Bob for a loan, telling him he will show him a way to forget his troubles. Bob, ready for anything, consents. Carter takes him to a room in the rear, supposed to be a storage room, but in reality the largest opium den in the city. Bob refuses to smoke and shortly after leaves. The next day Carter keeps a date with Alma. Bob observes them as they leave and watches them as they go upstairs to the Chinese restaurant. Carter conspires with Hop Lee and has him dope Alma's tea. Bob waits for them to come down, but in vain. In the meantime the drug, having taken effect on Alma, Carter takes her to the den in the rear and, placing her on one of the bunks, proceeds to "soak" a pill and get ready for a smoke. Alma's mother waits for her at home. Finally she comes to the coffee house. Bob meets her and, surmising where Alma is, goes in search. At the Chinese restaurant Bob can see no sign of Alma. Bob endeavors to enter the back room, but is refused admittance. He goes to the police station. The police plan a raid. Bob, knowing the facilities the Chinamen have for getting away in case of a raid, tells them of a plan he has by which they can grab the whole crowd. Going back to the restaurant, the detectives are posted. Bob goes to the alleyway in the rear and locates a window. He breaks the glass, enters, fights his way to the door and admits the detectives. In the mix-up which ensues he is rendered unconscious by a blow on the head. Later, Alma visits Bob at the hospital and the old saying is proved, "A man's a man for a' that" Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
J. Warren Kerrigan Bob Carroll Bob Carroll See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
Vera Sisson Alma Wilson Alma Wilson See fewer	The Married Virgin (1918)
George Periolat Jim Carter Jim Carter See fewer	The Red Lily (1924)
G. Raymond Nye Actor Actor See fewer	Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds (1925)