Flaming Hearts (1913)
Madeline Winters--quite stout, coy, and sentimental--is breathless with sympathetic excitement as she finishes for the fourth time the last page of "Flaming Hearts." Nothing will suit her now except writing to the author for his photograph. Jonathan Whippletree--quite portly, and naively proud of his accomplishments--is a man who smiles warmly under the caress of compliments. His vanity is greatly satisfied by words of praise, especially from a woman, so he sends Madeline his photograph. Jonathan Whippletree is more than pleased to receive another scented note from his sweet admirer, thanking him for the photograph and begging him to call, also enclosing in another envelope a picture of herself. When this arrives it is Mr. Whippletree who is pleased, not his very rotund secretary, Mr. William Willies. For William falls desperately in love with Madeline the minute he lays eyes upon her photograph. The favored author makes himself as handsome as he can in his evening clothes and goes to see Miss Madeline Winters. But though she gives him every opportunity to express his feelings, his bashfulness prevents him from doing so. Excusing himself, he hastens to a nearby saloon to get up nerve. He has no trouble doing so, as he is not a drinking man and needs little stimulant to get the desired result. But William will not be outdone. At a wig and make-up shop he buys what will enable him to look like his hated rival and goes to Madeline's house in his new disguise. He makes a great hit with the lady by being anything but bashful, and when the vain author returns Madeline has become so fond of him that even when she learns of his ruse she will not give him up. Jonathan Whippletree tries to kill himself with a razor, a pistol and a bottle of poison, but finally ends his evening by solacing himself at a nearby saloon.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| George D. Baker | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| John Bunny | |
| Josie Sadler | |
| Hughie Mack | |
| Kate Price |
