Elopement, wreck, and trains in a Philippines deployment
Lieut Harry Mallory is ordered to the Philippines. He and Marjorie Newton plan to elope but a taxicab wreck blocks their path to a minister. A transcontinental train scene introduces a lively cast including Ira Lathrop and an English traveler. Little Jimmie Wellington heads toward Reno for a divorce in a maudlin mood as Mrs. Jimmie later appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marfjorie Newton
Jimmie
Wellington
Reno
Mallory
Shaw
Hudson
Mrs. Whitcomb
Ashton
West Point
Marjorie Newton
Manila
A Reno Trip Sparks Wardrobe Plan in a Comical Car
In a crowded train car bound for Reno, Miss Anne Gattle and Mrs. Jimmie Wellington clash over space and manners while Mrs. Whitcomb schemes to stage a bridal section for a mocked elopement. West Point officers Hudson and Shaw rally to decorate for a pretend couple as Lt. Wellington collapses in his berth, weeping at the farce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Gattle
Jimmie Wellington
Mrs. Jimmie
Chicago
Miss Gattle
Mrs. Wellington
Sammy Whitcomb
Jimmie
Reno
Europe
Nevada
Mrs. Whitcomb
Sammy
Ashton
Sura
Bridey-Widey
Mallory
Hudson
Shaw
Buttercup
Wellington
Diogenes
West Point
Angelic Witnesses and a Trainbound Elopement
A Chicago scene portrays Mallory and Marjorie still engaged and unable to wed, while Walter Temple and Sally flee Ypsilanti on a honeymoon train. The minister-detectable collar swap and a playful cigarette case mark a comic, conspiratorial mood as old vows collide with new freedoms.
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Walter
Ypsilanti
Sally
Walter Temple
Conspiracy in Latin Scene Chooses Hands in Pact
A tall man transfers a suitcase and clasps the newcomer’s hand in a firm, decisive gesture signaling a conspiratorial pact during a tense Latin chapter moment.
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Rupert Aughes
Renryw W. Savage
Alk
FLY C
Porter
Ira Lathrop
China
Mrs Wellington
Bellington
Jimmie Welington
Marjorie
Lillian
Temple
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