When Lizzie Got Her Polish (1914)

Lizzie is the daughter of a western ranch owner and an all-around good fellow with the cowboys. She is hampered by none of the conventions of society and her hoydenish tendencies have been allowed to run riot. Her father receives a letter from her rich uncle stating he desires to make Lizzie his heir, and knowing Lizzie lacks the polish necessary and in keeping with her future position in life, he encloses a large check, sufficient to take her through a fashionable boarding school in the east. Lizzie is in love with Jim, one of her father's cowboys. After a tender leave-taking, she departs. Her wild western ideas and methods cause consternation among the fashionable eastern girls of the school and she is the butt of many jibes and practical jokes. Her sheer pluck bears her safely through, and when, with her lasso and revolver she captures two dangerous crooks who invade the girl's dormitory, she wholly redeems herself in the eyes of the girls. They become her ardent friends and admirers. When her polish has been acquired, she returns to her father's ranch, where she meets her faithful cowboy lover and he learns of her unswerving devotion.

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GenresComedy Short