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The Winning of Miss Langdon (1910)
Short | Short, Drama
Jack Norworth had one desire, one ambition, and one hope in life, to win the heart and hand of Miss Langdon. He had been born and reared in luxury and wealth, but lacked some of those finer qualities which go towards the making of a girl's...See moreJack Norworth had one desire, one ambition, and one hope in life, to win the heart and hand of Miss Langdon. He had been born and reared in luxury and wealth, but lacked some of those finer qualities which go towards the making of a girl's ideal, such as the fancy of Miss Langdon had pictured to herself. She liked Jack. He was good company, a perfect gentleman, full of pleasant surprises, but back of it all she did not feel that he possessed just the sort of stuff that ideal husbands are made of. So, when for the fourth time he proposed to her, rather than taking it seriously, she came to the belief that it had become a habit with him rather than a desire. In fact, she would have been greatly surprised if he did not propose at least once in a fortnight Just after his fourth proposal the militia was ordered out on peace maneuvers (to capture Boston in a sham military operation) and Jack, being a captain, of course had to go. Far from being displeased at the prospect, however, he rather liked it, as he always did look perfectly stunning in his captain's uniform, and besides it gave him a chance to be near Miss Langdon, although this latter was not strictly in accordance with military rules. Miss Langdon had decided that he was not to hang around her home, especially while her father and mother were away, so she took it as a huge joke when she succeeded in arranging with two common soldiers of the opposing forces to capture the captain. But here she had made a serious mistake, for in this case the common soldiers were none other than two desperate tramps who had stolen their uniforms and were filling their pockets and stomachs under the guise of military orders. But young Jack Norworth was somewhat more of a soldier than she suspected, and he at once discovered the two impostors under their military exterior. Without revealing his discovery he succeeded in getting them to let him escape and shoot at him, thus rendering him technically "dead" according to military regulations. He was thus enabled to watch the movements of these two idlers, who were shortly afterwards surprised by Miss Langdon in the act of robbing her bedroom of all its silver and jewelry. The whole affair, which started as a joke with her, would have ended in a tragedy if Jack Norworth had not arrived at the critical moment and put up a desperate fight. This entirely changed Miss Langdon's opinion of him and she eventually placed all her future happiness in his keeping. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Edwin S. Porter
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Edwin S. Porter
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Updated Dec 6, 1910
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Dec 6, 1910 (United States)

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