The Wrong Girl (1915)
Banker Dryden's daughter Elsie is persistently courted by the Count Fromage De Brie, ably assisted by Elsie's French maid, Zelie, secretly the Count's sister. Elsie and Tom Hastings, her brother Jack's college chum, happen to see each other's photographs, and both become desirous of meeting the original. Tom is to play the "Leading Lady" part in the Junior Dramatics at college, and Jack invites Tom home to dinner. He and Elsie fall in love at their first meeting. The maid tells the Count what Elsie will wear the night of the play so that she may be easily recognized by Jerry, the Count's chauffeur, who is to abduct the girl. The college seniors, in order to ruin the junior play, steal the "star's" leading lady clothes, so that Tom has to borrow Elsie's dress. It happens to be the one described by Zelie to the Count. During the performance Count Fromage sends a note to Elsie, asking her to step outside for a moment. Tom happens to come out first in his "leading lady" costume, and is mistaken by Jerry and the Count for Elsie. They hustle him into the cab, despite his struggles, and drive off, while the Seniors pounce on Elsie when she emerges and carry her away, believing they have captured the juniors' star performer. They learn their mistake on seeing her face, and in the confusion she escapes. Tom, after beating up his abductors in a most unladylike manner, also gets away, meets Elsie and the two hasten back to the show, while the juniors and seniors go at each other hammer and tongs. Elsie and Tom quickly explain matters to her anxious father and friends. At this moment Jerry appears, angrily demanding his fare, which the Count cannot pay. The juniors arrive in the midst of the commotion, seize the Count and Jerry and duck them both in the rain barrel, while Tom, with a whoop, takes Elsie in his arms before them all. Pa Dryden, after recovering his breath, gives his hearty consent to their engagement and Tom feels sure HE has got the "RIGHT GIRL."
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