With Slight Variations (1914)
When Bob Harding received a heritage of $50,000, he decided to see the world. Hurriedly writing a note to Evelyn, telling her that he would return in a year or so, he packed his grip and made a dash for a steamer. He was immediately marked as a "good thing" by the deck hands, and, as the steamer was passing an island, they proceeded to relieve him of his valuables, after which they tossed him overboard. Bob finally reached the island, after a long swim. At the time Evelyn received Bob's note. Captain Connors and the parson were about to have a long cruise. Realizing that her sweetheart would be away for some time, she prevailed upon her father to take her and the housekeeper with them. In due time they sighted an island and decided to go ashore. As fate would have it, it was the same island upon which Bob was stranded. He had been there for quite a while when, one day, he found a trunk on the shore marked "Tesse le Bon, Theater." Breaking it open with a stone, he discovered it to be filled with female attire. He proceeded to replenish his rather depleted wardrobe, and, feeling somewhat lonesome, he manufactured a companion with the clothes in the trunk, by dressing up some sticks. It was shortly after this happening that Captain Connors and his party came ashore, and the real complications set in. Quite unknown to everyone, the island was inhabited by a tribe of cannibals, and the captain's party was quickly captured. Bob, in the meantime, had become aware of their presence on the island, so, taking the savages by surprise, he quickly routed them and the whole party sailed away in safety. The farcical scenes between Bob and his "island beauty," the consternation of Captain Connors on being faced with the steaming kettle, the antics of the cannibals and the efforts of the parson to stay their murderous plan, all combine to make this film a roaring force from start to finish.
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GenresComedy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Charles Ransom | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| William Wadsworth | |
| Bliss Milford | |
| Frank A. Lyons | |
| Cora Williams |
