The Fable of the Speedy Sprite (1917)
Loretta, a well-conditioned elfin of the young, unmarried set, was a bit old-fashioned but could ring more iron men than any other village belle. This uncrowned princess was a she-progressive assaying 98 percent pure ginger. Herbert was a village lad just like the pictures in the magazine clothing ads. One evening Loretta prepared for four throbbing Roscoes, including Herbert, to curl up among the sofa pillows in the family parlor. Jealous, the love-mad village Romeo, Herbert, conceived a diabolical plot. Giving the three simpering rivals the go-by, he seized the apple of his eye and rolled out to his chug-chug wagon. Straight into the river, a la Annette Kellerman, drove our hero, refusing to back out until his proposal was accepted. Loretta then confessed that she always had been stuck on that cave-man stuff, and extended her finger for the sparkler. Moral: Rapid performers do not always get credit for their speed.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Richard Foster Baker | Director |
| George Ade | Writer |
| Charles Mortimer Peck | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Virginia Valli | |
| Rod La Rocque |
