Faint Heart Ne'er Won Fair Lady (1914)
Billie did not look it, but he was of the stuff of which the heroes of old were made. Speak, if you will, of Tristan and Isolde, of Dante and Beatrice, of Paolo and Francesca, but speak also of Billie and Nellie, for never did lover of old suffer more than he to win the lady of his heart. Nellie's father was Billie's employer, and he cared less than nothing for Billie as a son-in-law. When the young man had the effrontery to ask him for his daughter's hand, Mr. Bailey promptly discharged him. Before he left the office, Billie placed a paper on Mr. Bailey's desk, repeating his request. Shortly afterward, he sent Mr. Bailey a telegram with the same prayerful words, "I love your daughter. Will you let me marry her?" Mr. Bailey's temper, at no time of the best, was seriously impaired by Billie's insolence. When Billie met him as he was leaving his office, and again made his modest demand. Bailey was so much enraged that he pushed him down the elevator shaft. Billie, a little the worse for his fall, met him at the foot of the stairs. Mr. Bailey, frightened by such inhuman persistence, fled. Billie followed. In the excitement of the race, neither noticed where he was going, and as a consequence both were struck by an automobile. In the hospital to which they were taken, Billie again begged Mr. Bailey for his daughter's hand. Mr. Bailey promptly left the hospital. That night, when Mr. Bailey, covered with bandages, came down to dinner, and discovered Billie at the table, he, for one wild moment, considered the feasibility of strangling the young man and burying him in the back yard. But the sight of Billie's woe-begone and plaster-covered face, proved too much for Mr. Bailey, so, making the best of a bad bargain he gave him Nellie and his blessing.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Charles M. Seay | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Edward Boulden | |
| Bessie Learn | |
| Dan Mason | |
| Jessie Stevens |
