Josie's Legacy (1914)
At the Pleasant Valley Hotel, of which Mrs. Corbin is proprietor, maid-of-all-work Joside is amidst her labors when the local telegraph operator receives a message saying that Josie's aunt has died in Germany and left everything to her. He quickly spreads the news, and three of the town's young swains make desperate love to her before the agent can even deliver the telegram. She thinks they have all gone insane, scoffs at their attentions, and sets them to work churning and feeding the stock. Reginald, the swell city chap, is surrounded by an admiring bevy of girls when he hears the news. With one jump he clears the piazza rail and is off to Josie's side. She is flattered by his attentions and the two go off arm-in-arm. He has almost won her consent to their marriage when Josie is handed the message. With a shriek of joy, she rushes into the house and bursts in upon Mrs. Corbin with the announcement, "I'm an heiress. Loan me $50!" On seeing the telegram, the lady readily gives her the money with best wishes. Josie is soon surrounded by an admiring circle of suitors, but she ignores them all and sends a telegram to her old friend, Hank, to meet her at the railroad station, adding that she is now an heiress. Reginald takes the same train as Josie and tracks her and Hank to the lawyer's, where he arrives in time to find them staring open-mouthed at two sobbing children. Josie weakly asks if that is all that Aunty left, and the lawyer answers, "Absolutely all!" Hank revives the fainting Josie while Reginald makes a quick sneak out the door.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Lee Beggs | Director |
| Kenneth S. Webb | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Josie Sadler | |
| Billy Quirk | |
| Mandy Wilson | |
| Helen Connelly |
