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  • A Lucky Blowout (1915)
  • Short | 20 min | Short, Drama
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A Lucky Blowout (1915)
Short | 20 min | Short, Drama
Annie Crum, a country girl,dissatisfied with country life and anxious to go to the city, runs away from her guardian uncle and country sweetheart and heads for the city. She loves John Harding, her country sweetheart, but told him she ...See moreAnnie Crum, a country girl,dissatisfied with country life and anxious to go to the city, runs away from her guardian uncle and country sweetheart and heads for the city. She loves John Harding, her country sweetheart, but told him she could never be contented with the drudgery of farm life. A country book-agent sells her an illustrated book of city life which fires her ambition to make her fortune in the city. She goes to the city and becomes a salesgirl in one of the department stores. Being "green" and inexperienced, she only gets $4 a week; these meager wagers barely support her. She makes friends with a girl at the next counter and wonders how she can dress so well, live so well, and have so much money to spend when she knows they both get the same salary. The other girl finally satisfies her curiosity and tells her that she has chosen "the easiest way." Shocked and angry, Annie snubs her and wants nothing to do with her, but when she is eventually unable to meet her room rent and finds herself friendless and slowly starving in the big city, she remembers her friend and finally makes up her mind to follow her example. She makes up with her friend, who forgives her and promises to introduce her to a "swell young guy." Sunday night, Annie and Ruth and the two men leave in a machine for a country roadhouse. Annie refuses to drink with them and repulses her escort's attentions. Her eyes are opened to the peril and she is only too glad to start back to the city. As they are passing a country church a front tire blows out. Annie hears the church choir singing "Rock of Ages." She sneaks from the machine and seeks refuge in the church. Unable to find Annie her friends return to the city without her. The following day Annie returns to the country village and is eagerly welcomed by her people. John tells her he will sell the farm and take her to the city to live, but, sobered by her experience, Annie shakes her head and tells him "I think we will be happier on the farm, John." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Scott Sidney
Producer
Thomas H. Ince (producer)
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Updated Jan 20, 1915
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Jan 20, 1915 (United States)

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J. Barney Sherry primary photo
J. Barney Sherry
Ebenezer Crum - the Country Sweetheart Ebenezer Crum - the Country Sweetheart   See fewer
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Betty Burbridge primary photo
Betty Burbridge
Annie Crum (as Elizabeth Burbridge) Annie Crum (as Elizabeth Burbridge)   See fewer
In the Clutches of the Gangsters (1914)
Tod Burns primary photo
Tod Burns
John Harding (as Todd Burns) John Harding (as Todd Burns)   See fewer
Borrowed Plumage (1917)
Louise Glaum primary photo
Louise Glaum
Ruth Ruth   See fewer
Sex (1920)
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