Caught with the Goods (1916)
Because Reggie is prone to look upon the liquor when it is red, white and blue, father severely scores him, and his patience reaches a climax when he is presented with a bill for damaged Reggie has inflicted on a poor, inoffensive restaurant. Reggie is in love with June, his father's ward, and she reciprocates his affection. Reggie arrives home early one morning, to be exact, at 3 a.m., and is confronted by his angry father. Father calls him a grafter, and flaunting the bill of damages before him, tells him to leave the house and not return until he has paid the bill. June intercedes, but father is obdurate and Reggie is thrown out. He spends the night on the lawn, and is awakened the next morning by a paper being thrown in his face. Idly looking over it, he sees where a man who knows the elite and club life can get a job, and he decides to try for the place. The Association of Stevedores are wrought up over the advance of beer from five to ten cents a can. There is untold suffering among them, and they secure the services of Detective Potts to advance their cause. This it is that Reggie and Potts meet, for Potts has inserted the advertisement. Unknown to Reggie, his father is head of the graft trust that advanced the price of beer. The members meet each night to plan new schemes, but Potts and Reggie discover the meeting place and make a raid. The last to come out is Mr. Smith. Recognition follows, and upon being allowed to leave, Smith "makes good" with both Reggie and Potts. Reggie is enabled to pay off his bills, and as he has proven his father to be the biggest grafter of all, is allowed to return home and bask in the smiles of June.
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GenresComedy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Eddie Lyons | Director |
| Lee Moran | Director |
| Bennett Cohen | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Eddie Lyons | |
| Lee Moran | |
| Hart Gamble | |
| Priscilla Dean |
