Miss Tomboy and Freckles (1914)

A veritable will o' the wisp, the daughter of Judge Moore is sometimes called "Tommie," on account of her tomboy habits. She is continually tormenting her staid older sister, the "duchess," and creates quite a disturbance when she falls out of a tree into a pool with her little friend, "Freckles," on account of leaning out too far trying to see who the handsome young man is with the duchess. He proves to be Frederick Barry, a young author and friend of the Judge's. He becomes a frequent visitor at the house, and the duchess endeavors to monopolize his attentions. She gets up an auto picnic, to which Freckles and "Tommie" are not invited. They manage to "hitch on behind" the car, however, steal the lunch and jump off. The duchess is wild at finding the lunch gone, and Barry goes back to look for it. He finds Tommie and Freckles enjoying it and cannot resist joining them. Later, Barry bravely attempts to rescue Tommie and Freckles from an overturned canoe, not knowing that both can swim like ducks and have already reached shore. The "rescue" causes much laughter, but Tommie is awakened to the fact that she is falling in love with Barry. The climax comes when, at a barn dance, Tommie and Freckles, who were as usual, left out of the invitations, lean too far over the edge of the haymow and take a slide with a big pile of hay right into the midst of the dancers. Barry sends a sentimental note by Freckles to Tommie, she meets him at the appointed trysting place, and Freckles, watching the lovers, expresses his disgust at Tommie having become such a "softy."

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Summary Details
GenresComedy Short
FilmmakersRole
Wilfrid North Director
William Addison Lathrop Writer
CastRole
Lillian Walker
Tommie Moore aka Miss Tomboy
Billy Bletcher
Judge Moore
Phyllis Grey
Tommie's Sister aka The Duchess
Arthur Ashley
Frederick Barry