The Rube (1914)
Bunny Summers, an awkward yokel, meets Lydia Beebers, a new belle, at the Spikeville post office, and is at once smitten with her. He makes several attempts to get acquainted, finally succeeds and takes her to church. Bunny observes in the paper that the "center" on the State University football team has not returned to college, and determines to go to the University and try and secure the coveted place on the team. At first his parents ridicule the idea, but finally consent to his going. Lydia and various natives of the town ridicule him, but do not shake his determination. Bunny never traveled on the train before, and is consequently a green 'un. He takes apples from the news agent's basket, throws his carpet bag in the aisle, and creates a scene all around the car until he is quieted by the conductor. At the college station, he is ridiculed by the '"college sports," and one of them tries to sell him a "campus ticket." Bunny, undaunted, perseveres, and when he appears on the football field, he is greeted with jeers. The coach looks pleased, however, for he appreciates the mettle of the young man. The day of the great Thanksgiving game arrives, and his opponents are ahead. All at once the "center" of the home team is injured and has to be taken out of the line-up, and Bunny is called to fill his place. He stops the advance of the enemy, and when his side is given the ball on the offensive, he tears big holes in the opposing line, and after great gains, he allows the fullback to get through and make a touch-down, winning the game. Bunny is the hero of the hour. The natives of his own Spikeville read an account of the game in the paper, and see Bunny's picture with it. The fair Lydia gets a card from him, telling her that he will be due to arrive on the morning train, so she and the whole village go to the train to meet Bunny with a band. He is no longer the village rube, but a real hero, and nobody knows how to appreciate him more than the fair Lydia.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Marshall Farnum | Director |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Clifford Bruce | |
| Marie Windheim | |
| Maxwell Sargent | |
| Katherine Emmet |
