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  • The Best Man (III) (1914)
  • Short | 6 min | Short, Comedy
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The Best Man (III) (1914)
Short | 6 min | Short, Comedy

Helen Gray is in love with George Darcy. Her father wants her to marry Algy Pinkum, a mollycoddle. Algy overhears Helen and George plan to elope. He rushes to Helen's father with the news. Dad tells Algy to call at eight o'clock prepared ...See moreHelen Gray is in love with George Darcy. Her father wants her to marry Algy Pinkum, a mollycoddle. Algy overhears Helen and George plan to elope. He rushes to Helen's father with the news. Dad tells Algy to call at eight o'clock prepared to marry Helen. Helen informs George of this. That night while George is on the way to the Gray home with a friend they meet Algy and pounce on him. They bind him and throw him under a fallen tree. Father, while waiting to intercept the elopers, falls asleep. George and Helen get away in the friend's racing car. A burglar gets into the house, puts on father's clothes, poses as the owner and has father arrested as a burglar. Algy gets arrested for disturbing the peace. The elopers get arrested for speeding. The real burglar is arrested just as he is making a getaway. All meet at the jail and father pays all the fines but Algy's. George and Helen return home with father, while Algy is thrown into a cell to cure off. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
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Frank Griffin (story) (as Frank C. Griffin)
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Updated Mar 3, 1914

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Mar 3, 1914 (United States)

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6 cast members
Name Known for
Raymond McKee
George Darcy George Darcy   See fewer
Frances Ne Moyer
Helen Gray Helen Gray   See fewer
William H. Turner
Mr. Gray - Helen's Father Mr. Gray - Helen's Father   See fewer
Frank Griffin
Actor (as Frank C. Griffin) Actor (as Frank C. Griffin)   See fewer
Edward Lawrence
Actor (as Ed Lawrence) Actor (as Ed Lawrence)   See fewer
Jerold T. Hevener
Actor (as Jerry Hevener) Actor (as Jerry Hevener)   See fewer
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