The Jackpot Club (1914)
In a thriving western town, the Jackpot Club meets every Saturday night. The proceeds of the game are donated by the winners to charity of their own choosing. In this town, James Bryant, a young inventor, takes a patent out for a self-starting automobile device. Three years later, with factory built and wealth within reach, Bryant is sued for an infringement on another person's patent. Anticipating trouble the local bank closes his factory. Bryant loses his suit and things go from bad to worse. While working as a machinist his arm is torn off. His wife signs his right to damages away for $200. Meanwhile the Jackpot Club continues to send the Saturday night money to worthy charity and the source of these gifts remains unknown. On the point of self-destruction, Bryant is dissuaded by his good wife. Things becoming more desperate, he again resolves to end it all. Leaving his insurance policy with a note pinned to it he goes away. At the club Johnson, having won a pot, sends the porter out to bring in a worthy recipient of the money. The porter comes upon a policeman, who has just arrested Bryant for attempted suicide. After explaining the situation, Bryant, the unfortunate man, is allowed to be taken to the club. Bryant tells his story. At the recital of the lost arm, Johnson, who is president of the company in which the accident happened, gives Bryant a check and promises to see that he is taken care of. When Bryant tells of his patent, another member, taking up a paper, reads the decision which has reversed the verdict in the starving man's favor. The president of the bank, a member of the Jackpot Club, promises the inventor that his factory will immediately be reopened. Finding her husband gone and the note, Mrs. Bryant searches for him. Meeting the policeman he tells her what has happened. She enters the club just as Bryant is receiving a check for $2,500 from the factory owner. As they depart husband and wife are tendered the receipts of the evening's jackpot and Bryant, restored to his own, later becomes a member of the Jackpot Club.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Webster Cullison | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Robert Frazer | |
| Edna Payne |
