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Snapshots (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

Snapshots (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

A banker in a country town, ambitious and unscrupulous, craved more power and wealth and determined to steal the funds entrusted to his care. The dishonest cashier proved to be a ready tool, and agreed to flee to South America and accepted...See moreA banker in a country town, ambitious and unscrupulous, craved more power and wealth and determined to steal the funds entrusted to his care. The dishonest cashier proved to be a ready tool, and agreed to flee to South America and accepted the blame for the bank's shortage in return for a share of the spoils. The plan was carried out, but despite all efforts of the police, no clue could be found of the missing man. One person in the town suspected the banker of complicity in the crime. It was the old editor of the town newspaper. With only suspicion for justification, yet feeling morally sure of his right, he conducted a series of attacks upon the banker, until the rich man sent an emissary to the editor with pretended expressions of sympathy. The emissary pressed upon the editor a sum of money sufficient to keep the paper going for several months and secured in return a promissory note which would enable the banker to seize his opponent's plant at any time he might desire. The editor's daughter left town to visit her aunt in New York, while the banker received a letter from the guilty cashier, who calmly stated that instead of going to South America he had stayed in New York and that unless the banker met him in New York the following day that he would confess to the police. The banker left for New York at once. The editor's daughter visited the park with her little cousin. The youngster was the proud possessor of a small camera and insisted upon taking the girl's picture. Then be wandered off and took other snapshots of famous spots in the park, one of these chanced to also show the banker handing money to his confederate, for the two men had met in the park for their conference. All would have been well, but the boy, putting down his camera for a moment, mislaid it, and later picked up a camera which he thought was his, but belonged to a young man who was taking pictures in the park with a friend. The two cameras were mixed, and when the films were developed there was bewilderment all around. The small boy was much disgusted, but his girl cousin found much to admire in the young man's picture on the film, while the young westerner who beheld her picture was much impressed. The girl left for home, and the young westerner saw her just as she was about to pass through the train gates. He rushed forward, but the gates shut, and the guard said he didn't know the girl or the station she was hound for. When he found her, the picture of the banker handing money to his accomplice was sufficient to save the old editor from losing his newspaper and to secure punishment for the guilty men. The young westerner's wife isn't a bit jealous of "the girl in the picture," because she's that girl. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Justus D. Barnes Henry Spear - Editor Henry Spear - Editor See fewer	The Declaration of Independence (II) (1911)
Grace DeCarlton Rosalie Spear - Daughter Rosalie Spear - Daughter See fewer	Betrayed (1916)
Ethyle Cooke Aunt Marie Aunt Marie See fewer	The Merchant of Venice (1912)
Leland Benham Dicky - Aunt Marie's Son Dicky - Aunt Marie's Son See fewer	Jack and the Beanstalk (1913)
Harris Gordon Mansfield Hite Mansfield Hite See fewer	The Mill on the Floss (1915)
Arthur Bauer George Waite - Banker George Waite - Banker See fewer	The Unfortunate Marriage (1917)
Ernest Howard Charles Sibley - Cashier Charles Sibley - Cashier See fewer	The Fires of Youth (1917)
John Lehnberg Actor Actor See fewer	A Bird of Prey (1916)