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  • In the Old Town (1912)
  • Short | 11 min | Short, Comedy
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In the Old Town (1912)
Short | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Peggy Milton returns to the old town from a fashionable boarding school. She is met at the depot by her affectionate parents and her old sweetheart, Tom Harland. But Peggy has been spoiled by the fashionable school. She is cold to Tom, and...See morePeggy Milton returns to the old town from a fashionable boarding school. She is met at the depot by her affectionate parents and her old sweetheart, Tom Harland. But Peggy has been spoiled by the fashionable school. She is cold to Tom, and snubs her parents. When she gets to the house she begins to cry because it is not like the swell residences of her classmates. She finds fault with her room and decorates it with college flags, photographs of athletic teams, etc. Tom Harland comes to call and sees her reading a pile of novels. He is disgusted and goes to talk with her father. In Peggy's room, Tom gets an idea and whispers it to the old man. Tom leaves, carrying with him the scrap book of photographs. That night, he and the fellows get together and dress themselves up to look like the college boys in the scrap book. Tom leads the practice and is so successful in the rehearsal that the town constable comes to find out the cause of the noise. When they tell him, he enjoys the Joke too. As there is a ball at the Lodge Hall that night, the fellows start out to call for their sweethearts. Tom goes for Peggy. She is disgusted at his costume and refuses to go. But her parents make her go. At the dance hall, the fellows all come in, and get in the middle of the floor and give college cheers, etc., to the disgust of the girls. Tom shows Peggy home, and afterwards the boys give her a serenade in true college style. The next day Tom borrows an automobile and a chauffeur from a friend, and comes to take Peggy for a ride. He has it filled with champagne bottles, and pretends to be half drunk. He carries this on until at last, she is disgusted and begs him to be himself, whereupon he tells her the truth, and they end up with an engagement party. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Dec 8, 1912
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Dec 8, 1912 (United States)

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