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  • The Biter Bit (1910)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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The Biter Bit (1910)
Short | Short, Comedy
Henry, a painter, and Ralph, a poet, are two fast friends, and both fall in love with a pretty neighbor, the charming Margaret. Margaret is fond of both the young men, but it is impossible from her actions to know which of the friend she ...See moreHenry, a painter, and Ralph, a poet, are two fast friends, and both fall in love with a pretty neighbor, the charming Margaret. Margaret is fond of both the young men, but it is impossible from her actions to know which of the friend she prefers perhaps one does not even know herself. The young men are exceedingly poor, and one day Ralph takes a waistcoat to an old clothes man and offers to sell it, as he needs money to buy tobacco. The crafty old man notices a purse of gold in one of the pockets and hastily closes the bargain, paying an unusually good price for the garment. Ralph hastens home well pleased, only to find upon his arrival there that he has sold the waistcoat which contained his friend's last coin. When Margaret hears of this she is much grieved, but immediately devises a scheme to entrap the old thief. She places a valuable watch in the pocket of an old coat and holds the coat in such a manner that the old man sees the watch and offers a high price for the garment, which the girl accepts. Just as she has pocketed the money, Margaret pretends to remember that she left a watch in the pocket and takes it out before the eyes of the angry old man and disappears. When she reaches her friends' home she displays the money and an old cushion that the clothes man had given her for the coat, as well as the watch which she has brought safely back. In their happiness caused by the clever trick they begin to romp and dance, and Ralph kicks the old cushion about the floor; finally he kicks it so hard that the thing bursts open and displays a pile of bank notes sewed up in the same. They are greatly surprised and overjoyed, but Margaret says it is not theirs and must be returned. However, upon closer examination, a paper is found on which is stated the fact that the owner bequeaths the money to the finer. Ralph is beside himself with joy and immediately offers his hand to Margaret, but sweet Margaret hangs back and in an instant unselfish Ralph realizes that he is not the object of Margaret's choice, and in his nobility of soul, he joins the hands of his dear friends, Margaret and Henry. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Jun 13, 1910
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Jun 13, 1910 (United States)

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