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  • The Girl and the Grafter (1913)
  • Short | Short, Drama, Romance
The Girl and the Grafter (1913)
Short | Short, Drama, Romance
The city editor was really a human being, not one of those cold heartless machines which some writers like to talk about. His staff was enthusiastically loyal to him and every member of it sympathized when it seemed that his star was in ...See moreThe city editor was really a human being, not one of those cold heartless machines which some writers like to talk about. His staff was enthusiastically loyal to him and every member of it sympathized when it seemed that his star was in danger of an eclipse. The editor had printed a story which met with the disapproval of the city's political boss, who revenged himself by giving news "beats" to the rival sheets. The managing editor realized what the trouble was, and determined to sacrifice his hard working assistant. However, he gave him one week's grace, but made it clear that at the end of the time if he was still on the outs with the boss he must seek another job. The paper had one girl reporter, and contrary to precedent, the city editor admired her. Womanlike she understood the situation, but knew that there would be no romance in her life, not even a proposal, if the city editor was discharged. Therefore, she hated the boss, oh, how she hated him. Out on an assignment one day the girl happened to pass a cheap lodging house and was surprised when the boss came out, and went down the street. She saw the tenant who had been talking with him, and recognized him as one of the traction company's lobbyists. Being a bright newspaper woman she was convinced that something was wrong, and that perhaps she might have a chance to checkmate her enemy. On the impulse of the moment she applied for accommodations and succeeded in securing the room immediately adjoining that of the lobbyist. A day or two later the lobbyist and the boss were closing up "a business transaction," which necessitated the passing of real money. The door of the next room opened, the men were blinded by a flashlight and the girl rushed away with a photograph which meant ruin for the grafters. The city's editor did not lose his job. Neither did he "make up with the boss," as he had been ordered to do. There was no necessity, for the boss went to the penitentiary and was unable to attend the wedding of the city editor and the girl reporter, even had he cared to do so. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Apr 15, 1913
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Apr 15, 1913 (United States)

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Mignon Anderson
The Girl Reporter The Girl Reporter   See fewer
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Harry Benham
The Editor The Editor   See fewer
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