Pansy (1912)

To attract custom to his mountain resort, old man Heber buys a tame bear, Pansy, whose tracks in the woods enable him to advertise "Bear Hunting at Heber's." Among the resultant guests is Simon B. Hanamaker, a politician who is worried over the coming election. He surprises Heber's daughter Helen petting the bear. He plans a hoax that he thinks will elect him, buys the bear, puts it in a cave and hires a moving-picture man to photograph him in the act of killing the "savage" animal. Helen plans to save Pansy, and gets some mountaineers to place a wild bear in the cave. As Hanamaker appears to do battle, the bear rushes out and stampedes the whole outfit. The camera man stays long enough to get a good picture of Hanamaker in full flight, and, disgusted with him, he refuses his money and sells the film to the opposition. They use it at a Hanamaker meeting and the outcome is most ludicrous.

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Summary Details
GenresComedy Drama Short
FilmmakersRole
Fred Huntley Director
K.D. Langley Writer
Ralph Rose Sr. Writer
William Nicholas Selig Producer
CastRole
Frank Richardson
Lillian Hayward
Frank Clark
George Hernandez