The Banker's Daughter (1912)
Kent, the bank teller, is in love with Bess, the president's daughter, but the young couple keep their affection a secret from the father until such time as Kent gains an expected promotion. Dixon, the cashier, finds himself in financial difficulties because of ill-advised speculations. He thinks if he can win Bess' hand he will be able to recoup and he therefore asks the banker's permission to pay court to the young lady. The president favors the match and is therefore annoyed when he oversees the relations between Kent and Bess. Dixon is called on for margins and becomes desperate. He takes the bank's funds during the night and hastens to the depot, only to find the last train pulling out. An automobile, whose owner has stepped across the street, meets the eyes of the cashier, and he jumps in and drives away rapidly. The owner, returning, sees the fleeing defaulter and summons a policeman, who enters another machine and follows in pursuit. Coming to a lake, Dixon jumps on an iceboat and speeds away, but the officer is close at his heels, secures a speedy ice-yacht, and follows. In the morning, news of the defalcation starts a run on the bank. The president is almost distracted, but Kent and Bess come to his rescue with a clever ruse. At a friendly stationery store they fill money bags with envelopes and poker chips and return to the bank, where the anxious depositors are calmed by the sight of apparent relief. Dixon is captured after a desperate straggle with the officer and brought to the bank. He is immediately placed in custody, the stolen money is returned and when Kent, who is now promoted to the position of cashier, makes his proposition the banker concludes that he will make a good son-in-law.
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GenresDrama
Romance
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Fred Loomis | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| William R. McKay | |
| Margia Lytton | |
| James B. Ross | |
| Donald MacKenzie |
