Cupid's Bad Aim (1913)
Bay Center grows too monotonous for Jack Armstrong, and when the offer comes from a city firm, he accepts the position and leaves. His little sweetheart, Nellie, is heartbroken at his departure. Arriving in the city he is placed in his new position by old Stuyvesant, and finds the Great White Way much to his liking. Laura Stuyvesant, the pampered daughter of the millionaire, visits his office, and during her stay sees Jack and at once falls in love with him. Used to having her own way, she demands that Jack be allowed to accompany her for a ride in her new car. Father expostulates in vain and Jack is taken off for a ride. Time passes and Jack is invited to dinner by the boss, wined and dined until in a champagne-inspired moment, he makes violent love to Miss Laura in the conservatory. Father appears, and taking in the situation at a glance, pronounces his blessing on their engagement. A letter reaches the little Bay Center sweetheart from Jack, that their engagement is off and she promptly turns her attention to a dashing young captain. Father, with the prospect of a son-in-law, now departs on a vacation, and by chance selects Bay Centre as his destination. Here he gets board with Jack's former sweetheart's family. Willful Miss Laura takes advantage of father's absence to give an engagement dinner, and at its close the guests, warmed with the Stuyvesant champagne, dare the bride and groom to marry there and then. The dare is accepted, and Jack wakes to find lacy lingerie in his room, and is told of his marriage by his bride. Jack's note announcing his engagement and ending with: "I shall never see you again," reaches Nellie. Meanwhile, father has not been quite out of the running and now gains the consent of the village belle to share his lot with him. Jack scarcely recovers from the shock of his wedding when Laura receives the wire to prepare the house for dad's return, accompanied by his bride. Little dreaming of the surprise in store for him. Jack comes downstairs to meet his new mother, and beholds his old sweetheart. As the fact of Nellie's being his mother-in-law dawns on him, he faints in his wife's arms.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Al Christie | Director |
| David Horsley | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Lee Moran | |
| Ramona Langley | |
| Russell Bassett |
