How Did It Finish? (1913)
Finding his daughter Mary reading a novel, Father takes it away from her and starts to read it himself to ascertain how low her tastes have fallen--and soon becomes deeply interested in the leading characters' vicissitudes. of the leading characters. Frequent interruptions from his family move him from room to room until he finally takes refuge in the cellar. The heroine and hero are captured and taken to an old mill, where the villain intends to drop the hero into the waterhole unless the heroine agrees to marry him. But the villain is thwarted by the plucky heroine, who cuts the ropes around her lover's hands while the villain and his gang are discussing the matter, effecting their escape. Later the heroine is lured to a rendezvous by a forged note from the villain; learning of this the hero rides at terrific speed on his bicycle to the place, and a struggle takes place. Father discovers that the last page of the book is missing, while Mother discovers that the stove needs more coal. Descending into the cellar she falls over Father, who, during the resulting lecture from his better half, notes that the last page of the book is among her curling papers; but Mother will not give it to him, so Father will never know the outcome of the fight.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Ashley Miller | Director |
| Alice Williams | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Dan Mason | |
| Alice Washburn | |
| Elsie MacLeod | |
| Ben F. Wilson |
