The Captain's Chair (1914)
Captain Jeremiah Snaggs, a retired sea captain, loves to sit in his old armchair, with his feet extended on a rough wooden stool, watching the ocean day by day. His nephew, Augustus, thinking that he will inherit the money he believes the captain possesses, induces him to desert his little cottage by the sea, come to the city, and live with them. The Captain, however, will not part with his old armchair and stool, much to the disgust of Augustus and his wife, who consider their finely appointed apartment disfigured with such trash. One day the Captain observes little Tim Malone trying to sail a crude boat. He fixes up the craft and tells the boy stories about his seafaring adventures. The Captain's stool is a souvenir of one of his bloody encounters in a cannibal isle. One day the Captain has a terrible pain in his back and directs the butler to buy him a porous plaster. When the butler returns, the Captain overhears Augustus say that he hopes the plaster will draw the money out of old tightwad. A short time thereafter, the captain dies and leaves the old armchair to Augustus, and the stool to his boy friend, Tim Malone. Augustus is disgusted, gives the chair to a second-hand man, who in turn sells it to an antique dealer, who transforms it into a "genuine Dutch antique," and re-sells it to Augustus for $250. Some time afterward, this unworthy reads a newspaper article about Tim finding $5,000 in the leg of the stool that had been bequeathed to him by the old sea captain. Augustus then thinks there must be some treasure in the old armchair and advertises for it. He is besieged by people who bring dilapidated furniture. Finally, the second-hand man puts in an appearance with the original back of the chair, which he sells for $250. Then Augustus finds to his chagrin that his antique is the old Captain's chair. He tears it to pieces, hoping to find money, but only gets kindling.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| E.A. Martin | Director |
| O.H. Nelson | Writer |
| William Nicholas Selig | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Joseph Hazelton | |
| Adele Lane | |
| William Stowell | |
| Edith Johnson |
