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  • The Country Boarder (1910)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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The Country Boarder (1910)
Short | Short, Comedy
Amos Brown, a plain, honest farmer, meets with an accident while plowing. His daughter, Lucinda, has a devoted admirer, Henry Borden, the son of a neighbor, who happens by and seeing the old man's condition, volunteers to do his work until...See moreAmos Brown, a plain, honest farmer, meets with an accident while plowing. His daughter, Lucinda, has a devoted admirer, Henry Borden, the son of a neighbor, who happens by and seeing the old man's condition, volunteers to do his work until he recovers, thus gaining the old man's gratitude and establishing himself still further in Lucinda's good graces. As ill luck would have it, however, Richard Longworth, a young city lawyer, suffering from "brain fag," sees a newspaper advertisement for boarders, inserted by a neighbor of the Browns and arrives on the scene in answer to it. The neighbor's house is filled by the time Longworth applies, so the farmer takes the latter over to the Browns, who decide to accommodate him. Longworth, with his agreeable city manners becomes a favorite with the family at once and especially with Lucinda, who has never met anyone like him before. She being unusually pretty, and he, having no other girl in sight to think of, imagines himself deeply smitten by her charms and proceeds to flirt desperately with her. The old folks notice with pleasure the growing affection between the young lovers and treat with befitting scorn the aspirations of poor Henry, the former sweetheart. Henry, however, does not give up all hope until he one day, discovers Longworth kissing Lucinda and then he staggers away almost heartbroken and returns to his work. Later, Longworth, desiring to remain friends with Henry, goes to him in the field and offers him a drink of whiskey from a bottle which he carries. Henry, who has been trying to resign himself to the thought of his beloved Lucinda becoming the wife of another, thinking only of her happiness, is shocked at seeing her future husband indulging in what appears to him, a deadly vice and shrinks away from Longworth in fear of Lucinda's fate. But a day of reckoning arrives for Longworth. His city girl, his real fiancée, arrives on the scene with her brother in his automobile. Longworth is delighted to see them, but fails to introduce them to Lucinda and her parents, who, all three, are gathered expectantly about the new arrivals. The fiancée, Ethel Huntington, asks for a drink of water and Henry, good-naturedly, goes for it, returning with an iron bucket and a tin cup, offering the latter to Ethel. Longworth immediately intervenes and laughing at Henry, bids him get a pitcher and a glass. This, taken in connection with Longworth's indifference towards her since the arrival of his friends opens Lucinda's eyes and going to him she says, "That tin cup was good enough for me when you offered me a drink from it a while ago," and, then taking from her tie the pin he had given her for a love token, she returns it to him, crying out, "I could never marry you after that!" and running to Henry, places her arms about his neck. Ethel, witnessing this scene and comprehending Longworth's perfidy, removes her engagement ring from her finger and returns to him, saying, "All is over between us, also!" and taking her brother's arm, walks haughtily away. As Longworth stands gazing wistfully after her, Amos Brown comes from the house, carrying Longworth's suitcase and placing it at the young man's feet, tells him to "Git." Longworth protests that he is wearing an old suit and is consequently not dressed for traveling, but Amos, informing him that his troubles are his own, turns on his heel and enters the house. And Richard Longworth sorrowfully takes up his luggage and fades from view. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Carl Laemmle
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Nov 24, 1910 (United States)

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