The Come On (1916)
Mary Griggs from Hoop Centre, Kansas arrives in New York, and as she is signing the hotel register she attracts the attention of confidence men Blake and Riley. The bellboy takes her bag and shows her to her room, where she exhibits a huge roll of bills. She tips him a nickel and the boy promptly hands it back to her in disgust. On his return to the hotel lobby the boy tells the clerk what happened. Blake and Riley going to the phone booth while Harrington, an accomplice, goes up in the elevator and gains access to Mary's room. He holds out his hand and asks her if she isn't Mary Griggs of Hoop Centre, Kansas. Mary greets him cordially, and gets very communicative about her private affairs. Meanwhile, Blake has called up Fanny, another accomplice, who plays the "little sister," and tells her to prepare a lunch for four. After her chat with Harrington, Mary agrees to meet his sister at luncheon, after which he is to take her to the lawyer's office in a taxi. Before leaving the hotel lobby, Harrington introduces Mary to Blake and Riley, and invites them to the proposed luncheon at his sister's apartment. The "little sister" greets them, and when Fanny is out of the room Mary gazes with admiration at the apartment, and remarks, "I'll have a home like this, when I get the $300,000." The confidence men question her in regard to that large amount and she shows them a letter from her lawyer, John Pierson, informing her that her uncle has left her $300,000, stipulating that in order to obtain this inheritance she must first show $5,000 in cash, honestly earned. She said she had the cash with her. Later, the crooks accompany Mary to John Pierson's law offices. Mary suddenly discovers that she has lost her roll and gets distraught. Riley takes Blake aside and whispers, "Fanny must have double-crossed us. Beat it to Sullivan's and get $5,000. Tell him he'll be in on the deal." Shortly afterwards Blake returns with the required amount. The lawyer comes out of his private office and confers with Mary. Then he turns to the confidence men and says, "You'll find cigars in my private office, gentlemen." As soon as the confidence men leave the room, he takes a key from his pocket and noiselessly locks the door after them. Then he removes his disguise and kisses Mary as she shows him the $5,000 that Blake had just handed her, together with the original $5,000, which she has been concealing all the time. The "come on" has beat them at their own game.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Matt Moore | Director |
| John C. Brownell | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Matt Moore | |
| Jane Gail | |
| Clara Beyers |
