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  • The Fall of a Knight (1911)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Fall of a Knight (1911)
Short | Short, Drama
All over the world there is nightfall, but never the fall of a night like this. Many times since knighthood was in flower, and even after it withered, many arrant and erring knights have fallen from the pedestal whereon they fain would ...See moreAll over the world there is nightfall, but never the fall of a night like this. Many times since knighthood was in flower, and even after it withered, many arrant and erring knights have fallen from the pedestal whereon they fain would climb down to the dust of earth, dust which they have bitten. Her parents desire her to marry a nobleman, but she and a certain be do not agree with the old folks' ultimatum. The father inserts an advertisement in the newspapers inviting noblemen to call at his house for matrimonial and monetary purposes. An impecunious waiter reads the ad and at once determines to enter the lists in the role of a nobleman. He writes that he will call, and the two young people forthwith arrange for his call. The "he" gets the butler to permit him to don his clothes and assume his stoic position in life; the "she" engages Biddy, the cook, to impersonate herself, the heiress. The Count makes his entrance and is entranced by the elevated Biddy. Things go well, when Biddy's lover, the traditional policeman, passing the window, sees the love scene and makes a hasty and formidable appearance. After a strenuous little while the Count finds himself on the cold, unsympathetic pavement, where, a little later, the girl's parents, returning home, find him. With profuse apologies they escort him back to the house, where suddenly the girl's lover recognizes him as a waiter at a favorite restaurant. That settles it. For the second time, and with worse results, through the window we see a "knight-fall." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Edwin S. Porter
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Updated Mar 9, 1911
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Mar 9, 1911 (United States)

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