A Man of Parts (1915)
When Eb applies at Joshua Hicks' store for a job he makes an instantaneous hit with the proprietor's daughter Emmy and makes a deadly enemy of town bully Bill Swiggles, who is in love with Emmy. Eb gets the job, largely through Emmy's influence. He joins the local Dramatic Society where, to Bill's huge disgust, his unusual ability gains him the election to Manager of the Annual Play, which is held in Hicks' barn. Eb chooses himself and Emmy for the principals in the cast, but strong objections force him to draw lots. The lucky ones prove to be a couple of old maids, Bill Swiggles, and a farmhand. At the rehearsals, Eb proves such a drastic manager that the players, led by Bill, plot to ruin the performance. On the night of the play they all fail to show up, and Bill hides overhead in the hayloft to watch the result. Eb is in a frenzy for a while, but the sight of the impatient audience stirs him to action. He desperately seizes Hank, the stagehand, and orders him to put on the hero's clothes, then gets into the heroine's clothes himself. With a small boy as curtain-raiser, Hank and Eb step out onto the stage. The two carry out their parts in the play then each makes a getaway behind the scenes, changing quickly to suit the next character, and appearing on the stage again, play that part. Thus the two successfully play every character in the piece, although Hank is rather coy on the love-making business. It all ends beautifully amid tremendous applause. Bill, green with rage and envy, sees Eb and Hank almost mobbed by the congratulatory audience. He gets excited, steps on a loose board, and is precipitated with a big pile of hay into the midst of the people below. Eb accuses him of trying to ruin the show, and as the crowd hustles Bill off to the town pump for a ducking, Eb and Emmy lovingly embrace.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Wally Van | Director |
| Wally Van | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Wally Van | |
| Nitra Frazer | |
| Hughie Mack | |
| Albert Roccardi |
