The Man Who Made Good (1912)
Young Trotter had lost a good position as reporter on one of the big Metropolitan dailies and to all his applications came the same answer; they had no place for a man out of a job. They wanted men who could produce the goods and he was curtly told to make good first. Trotter was reduced to doing his own cooking in the little 2x4 bedroom, and knowing he would be ejected if caught, was in the habit of disposing of the remnants of his scanty meals by carefully wrapping them in newspapers and, under cover of darkness, slipping them into some convenient ash can. Seeing an officer approaching as he was in the act of disposing of his parcel in this manner one evening and, not wishing to be questioned, he stepped into a doorway until the officer had passed. As he stepped forward again to drop his parcel, a man passing by quietly dropped a similar bundle into the can and without stopping went his way. Something in the stranger's manner aroused Trotter's curiosity and, taking up the package the stranger had left, he hurried to his room. Upon opening it he was disgusted to find only a lot of dried plaster and bits of stone; but some shiny particles caught his eye. They turned out to be bits of steel shavings. They and the stranger's queer manner aroused his suspicions. The next night he followed the man and saw him enter a small basement shop over which hung a plumber's and electrician's sign. Trotter determined to see the inside of the shop, so, under pretext of having a bell repaired, he visited it. The man could not fix the bell, so Trotter had to leave. Waiting until the stranger had gone out again. Trotter entered by means of a skeleton key. Making his way into the back room he found a tunnel leading into the next building. Cautiously entering this he found himself confronted by a steel wall, which plainly showed the attacks of the drill. The steel wall must be the vault of the City National Bank next door. His duty was clear, he must notify the bank at once. But once out in the air his brain cleared. His duty was to himself first and he raced to the office of the daily. He outlined his story to the editor, who was at first skeptical but finally, persuaded by Trotter's earnestness, told him to go ahead. Trotter did go ahead, captured his burglar single-handed after a desperate struggle, landed the biggest scoop of the year, and the much coveted berth on the staff of the paper.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| J. Searle Dawley | Director |
| Arthur Stringer | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Bigelow Cooper | |
| Harold M. Shaw | |
| William West | |
| George Lessey |
