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A Twentieth Century Pirate (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

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A Twentieth Century Pirate (1914)

Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

Jack Farrell, rich dilettante and dreamer, is in love with Penelope Summers, an athletic young girl who longs for an ideal man. Jack courts Penelope in the most approved manner, but she rejects him. Following the refusal, Jack throws ...See moreJack Farrell, rich dilettante and dreamer, is in love with Penelope Summers, an athletic young girl who longs for an ideal man. Jack courts Penelope in the most approved manner, but she rejects him. Following the refusal, Jack throws himself into the pursuit of one of his favorite hobbies, genealogy. Employing an expert to aid him, he traces back certain branches of his family. Arriving at a remote age in the annals of the Farrell family, the genealogist makes a startling discovery. He finds that Jack's forefather was hanged for piracy. Jack dismisses the genealogist. His family pride is severely wounded. He thinks of himself as the offspring of the desperate buccaneer, and then the big idea that changes his whole outlook on life begins to take shape. That morning he stocks his racing, he gets a plan of the best road to the mountains and then he calls upon Penelope and invites her for a ride. She is loath to go. Jack insists. She finally consents and despite Penelope's protests they drive far into the hills. When night falls they are in a little town. There the village minister performs the ceremony. Jack vouchsafes an explanation, describing the terrible ancestor from whom he descended and whose blood forced him to take by force that which he could not otherwise gain. Penelope is thrilled and forgives. They return home. Back in Jack's room the butler enters with a letter from the genealogist telling Jack that his discovery was all wrong; the pirate belonged to another family of the same name and in no way connected with his ancestors. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
J. Warren Kerrigan Jack Farrell Jack Farrell See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
Vera Sisson Penelope Hampton Penelope Hampton See fewer	The Married Virgin (1918)
Marc B. Robbins James Hampton (as M.B. Robbins) James Hampton (as M.B. Robbins) See fewer	A Tale of Two Cities (1917)
George Periolat Reginald Van Dusen - Geneologist Reginald Van Dusen - Geneologist See fewer	The Red Lily (1924)