Tommy's Tramp (1914)
If there is one thing above all others that Tommy Briggs hates it is the frequent scrubbings he gets. He is fond of playing in the dirt, regardless of his clothes, and nearly worries his nurse into nervous prostration. Tommy is washed, scalded and scrubbed so much that he becomes very tired of it. One day he sees a tramp sitting by the roadside. Noting his shabby appearance, Tommy asks him if he has to wash. The tramp good-naturedly laughs and says, "What, me wash? Oh No!" He takes a liking to the boy, gives him a little sailboat he has been whittling, and Tommy, in return, gives him a big red apple. Tommy is found by the nurse making mud-pies; his clothes covered with dirt from head to foot. He is scolded severely and again put through the scrubbing process, to his great disgust. Tommy then decides, as tramps don't have to wash, he will become a tramp. He makes up a pack, with the aid of a handkerchief, and thrusting a stick through it like a regular tramp, starts bravely down the road. After walking until he is so tired he can go no further, he climbs into the hayloft of an old barn and is soon fast asleep. His nurse misses him, tells Mr. and Mrs. Briggs and the parents start out in search of him. The barn in which Tommy is sleeping is set afire by a carelessly thrown match. He wakes up and staggers through the smoke to the window, calling for help. His parents, searching along the road, see him and rush to his assistance. Tommy's old friend, the tramp, who had "bunked in" nearby, also sees the boy, dashes into the now furiously burning building and succeeds in rescuing him. His parents are duly grateful to the tramp and after giving him a good dinner. Mr. Briggs offers him steady employment. The tramp, however, refuses, and after shaking hands with them all, tramps off down the road, care-free as ever. Tommy, thoroughly cured of the idea of becoming a tramp, is taken to the tub, and despite his protests, given the worst scrubbing of his young life.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Robert Thornby | Director |
| William Pigott | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Buddy Harris | |
| Fred Montague | |
| Harry Haskins | |
| Bertie Pitcairn |
