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  • The Photo Badger Game (1916)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Photo Badger Game (1916)
Short | Short, Drama
A new form of grafting swindle has appeared among the wealthy and influential citizens, which is termed by the police "the photographic badger game." As the victims shun publicity and refuse to appear against the swindlers, it is difficult...See moreA new form of grafting swindle has appeared among the wealthy and influential citizens, which is termed by the police "the photographic badger game." As the victims shun publicity and refuse to appear against the swindlers, it is difficult to convict the gang. Mayor Harding learns that the badger workers are at a fashionable summer resort and determines to try his hand at rounding them up. Dorothy Maxwell is spending her summer at the beach and is delighted to see the mayor, Senator Biggs also is enjoying a brief vacation at the beach. He is the leader against the famous Ship Building Bill. The badger gang have planned one of their biggest coups instigated by the war traffickers, a group of men interested in the big battleship building yards, who are trying to get legislation passed that will compel the government to buy battleships from them at a high figure. Senator Biggs has been their stumbling block and they are trying to get him in their power. Harding saves the Senator's niece from the surf, and wins his confidence as well as his gratitude. Harding has suspected a Mrs. Renau, a lobbyist and supposed society leader, of being connected with the badger gang. He learns that the Senator is to call at her apartment that night to meet her daughter, who has just returned from her honeymoon. Harding induces the Senator to get in his limousine and take a ride with Dorothy Maxwell, while he investigates Mrs. Renau. Stanford Stone, who is implicated with the war traffickers, has seen Harding at a distance, without being seen. Stone urges immediate action from the badger gang, and also plans a little revenge of his own. He bribes the chauffeur of the hired limousine to drive past the old Rook place that night, a deserted fishing shack on the rugged beach. Three of his men have been placed at the shack to hold up the machine. Mrs. Renau, to supply an alibi, leaves the city suddenly and the "daughter" welcomes Harding when he calls, thinking him the Senator. The photo badger game is played successfully, and Harding escapes from the apartment conscious that he has not only foiled the plot against the Senator, but has obtained the evidence that will convict the gang. Meantime the Senator and Dorothy have been driven past the Rook place, the limousine has been held up and they have been dragged in the old shanty and tied to the walls while the thugs saturate the floor with kerosene. The thugs leave the place and later 'phone Stone that his orders have been carried out. Stone hurries to the place alone to see his victims before destroying them. Harding later finds the frightened chauffeur outside the hotel and wrings from him a confession of the hold-up. At the point of a pistol he compels the man to drive him with all speed to the spot. Harding arrives at the old building in time to surprise Stone in the act of insulting the helpless Dorothy. Stone kicks over the lamp, the only light in the place, and the men fight a duel in the dark. Harding is wounded and Stone escapes, setting fire to the place before seeking safety in flight. Harding with difficulty rescues Dorothy and the Senator. The next day when the badger workers and the war traffickers come to intimidate the Senator, they discover the wrong man has been photographed. The war traffickers retire defeated, and the badger gang are arrested. Stone has escaped, but the police force of the country are set on his trail. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Apr 16, 1916
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Apr 16, 1916 (United States)

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Richard Stanton's primary photo
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Robert Harding Robert Harding   See fewer
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Jane Novak
Dorothy Maxwell Dorothy Maxwell   See fewer
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Glen White
Stanford Stone Stanford Stone   See fewer
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