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An Assisted Elopement (I) (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy

An Assisted Elopement (I) (1912)

Short | Short, Comedy

Bessie Smith loved young machinist Jack Collins, but because rising young attorney Bert Bruce showed his attentions, her mother frowned on Jack and urged Bessie to welcome Bruce's attentions. Then Jack secured a license, managed to see ...See moreBessie Smith loved young machinist Jack Collins, but because rising young attorney Bert Bruce showed his attentions, her mother frowned on Jack and urged Bessie to welcome Bruce's attentions. Then Jack secured a license, managed to see Bessie, and perfected plans for elopement. Jack received a call to repair a machine in the outskirts of a neighboring town. It so happens that in this village an epidemic of burglaries has taken place. When Jack pedaled into La Mesa on his bicycle the constable saw the kit of tools he carried and placed him in jail. In despair it suddenly occurred to Jack that his rival, Bert Bruce, could identify him and he accordingly induced the constable to ride over to the attorney's office and ask him to come and identify him. When Bert heard that it was his rival Jack, in such a predicament he swore he did not know him. Meanwhile Bessie was waiting for Jack to keep his appointment while the constable returning to the jail, upbraided Jack for sending him on a fool's errand. Bruce then got out his automobile and called on Bessie and her mother, asking them to go for a ride. Mrs. Smith was delighted, but Bessie, waiting for Jack to elope with her, refused to go along. But her mother was insistent and poor Bessie was forced to go, much against her will. Riding through the streets of La Mesa, Bruce sped up his car beyond the limit and took no notice of the constable, who arrested them and brought them to the same courtroom as Jack was in. Of course Bessie promptly set his honor right as to Jack's innocence. Jack, striking while the iron was hot, called on His Honor to immediately marry him and Bessie, holding the unwilling rival for witness. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
J. Warren Kerrigan Bert Bruce Bert Bruce See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
Jessalyn Van Trump Jessie Smith Jessie Smith See fewer	The Girl in the Rain (1920)
Jack Richardson Jack Collins Jack Collins See fewer	The Midnight Express (1924)
Louise Lester Jessie's Mother (unconfirmed) Jessie's Mother (unconfirmed) See fewer	Calamity Anne's Dream (1913)
George Periolat The Sheriff (unconfirmed) The Sheriff (unconfirmed) See fewer	The Red Lily (1924)