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  • The Stolen Fortune (1910)
  • Short | Short, Drama
The Stolen Fortune (1910)
Short | Short, Drama
Frank Wentworth becomes engaged to a rich society girl, the engagement made possible by his sudden wealth after the death of his uncle. This latter left a sealed letter bearing the inscription, "To be opened by my nephew six months after I...See moreFrank Wentworth becomes engaged to a rich society girl, the engagement made possible by his sudden wealth after the death of his uncle. This latter left a sealed letter bearing the inscription, "To be opened by my nephew six months after I am dead," and when Frank opens the letter shortly after he has slipped the engagement ring on pretty Helen's finger he learns to his great dismay that his uncle had come by his money unfairly, in truth, had stolen a valuable invention from a Pole, one Max Huskl. And now he asked his nephew to return every penny of the stolen fortune to this Max Huskl, who would be found residing somewhere in New York City. Frank sorrowfully breaks the engagement, despite the girl's pleadings, and sets out to find Max Huskl, wishing to wash his hands of the matter as soon as possible. He advertises in the evening paper and lo! The following morning fully a score of Huskls, each claiming to be the only real, genuine Huskl, call upon him at his hotel and insist upon the fortune being returned to the rightful owner. Also his morning's mail is overflowing with letters from Huskl, et al, insisting, demanding, begging for the money. Frank meets the vagabonds in the corridor of the hotel. He is set upon by violent hands and escapes death miraculously when he dashes through the mob, out of the hotel and into a taxi. He meets Helen in the part but they are hardly seated on a bench when two or three more Huskls, as faithful as shadows, come whining about him. Frank starts to wipe the pavement with them when a policeman interferes and hustles the two knaves out of view. Helen is rushed into a taxi and sent home while Frank hurries away, another crowd of Huskls at his heels. He makes his way back to the hotel in a taxi by dodging up side streets and through alleys. In his room he finds two more Huskls. They have been fighting and have partially demolished the young man's suite, but after an effort he rids himself of the pests and settles himself quietly to think it over. There is a knock at the door and Helen and Mrs. Holcombe enter, escaping injury from Frank's stout cane by his timely perception that they are not Huskls. Both Helen and Mrs. Holcombe are all sympathy and more, they urge Frank to return the engagement ring to Helen, who really loves him and who cares little whether her fiancé is wealthy or poor. He is "sealing the compact with a kiss" when a bellboy enters ushering in a gentleman, who proffers a card on which is written: "Max Huskl." The gentleman explains that he is the late Thomas Wentworth's partner, that no Max Huskl exists and the Frank has been the butt of a joke perpetrated upon him by his eccentric uncle, who desired only to see what sort of stuff his nephew was made of. The fortune, Mr. Wharton explains, is his for keeps. It is a happy trio who turn to leave, following Mr. Wharton, the uncle's partner, when from under the bed in Frank's other apartment is heard a still, small voice whining persistently, "O Meester Ventvort, I am Max Huskl and I can proof it." The Yiddisher enters the room and offers his proofs, but the "Meester Ventvort" and his party have left without paying any attention to him. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Tom Ricketts
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Updated May 4, 1910
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May 4, 1910 (United States)

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