Hard Luck (1917)
The landlady threatens to oust John unless he pays his room rent. So John goes out to locate some coin. He finds a five dollar bill but the man who lost it rushes back and snatches it away. Then John is offered the job of carrying a sign advertising free meals at the lunch room. This offer is made by Mike, who hears a grievance against the lunch room. But John is captured as the culprit and punished. In despair of ever obtaining money, John determines to commit suicide. He tries it by cutting his throat, by sitting on a keg of powder, by jumping off the roof of a high building, and finally by drowning. But each time he is rescued before the end comes. At length he sees a runaway team coming down the street, drawing a carriage filled with horrified women. He stops the team and is rewarded. Then he dines sumptuously and returns to pay his rent.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Arthur Hotaling | Director |
| Arthur Hotaling | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Rastrelli | |
| Arthur Higson |
