The Stowaway (1909)
Count Frankowitch is in love with Countess Malakoff. The Countess, however, is aware of the Count's bad reputation and refuses the offer of his hand. The Count is mad with passion. He tries to get hold of the Countess' hand and force her to accept his offer of marriage. She rings the bell and tells the servant to show the Count the door. "You will be sorry for this," says the Count, and quickly exits. The Count at once goes to the office of the Chief of Police, where he accuses the Countess of being a political spy. The Chief orders the arrest of the Countess. The young officer who is entrusted with the commission of forwarding the order to the Secret Service men is in love with the Countess and notifies her of the approaching danger. There is only one choice left for the Countess, either to flee or to face certain death. The officer changes clothes with her, he himself donning the suit of a servant. They just leave the castle when the Secret Service men enter to arrest the Countess. After a vain search they return to headquarters and the Chief at once issues orders to guard every railroad station and all ports, and capture the Countess alive or dead. Again the young officer is the carrier of this message. The Countess took shelter in a poorly furnished garret, where the young officer meets her dressed in a sailor's uniform. He brings a peasant's clothes for the Countess, which she dons while he holds his cape before her. The young officer who is now dressed as a sailor boy is just going to lead her out of the door when she throws herself into his arms, assuring him of her love. The Secret Officers have learned of the hiding place of the Countess and enter after she had hardly made her escape. The young sailor applied for work at one of the outgoing steamers. He is accepted and at once helps to load the steamer, but in an unguarded moment he slips the Countess into a large empty packing box, which is loaded Into the steamer's hold. The ship sails away, but not before the Secret Service officers have searched it for the Countess. The sailor goes every day down in the hull of the ship to bring food to bis heroic sweetheart. The ship is unloaded in the New York harbor, in an unguarded moment, the sailor releases the Countess. The sailor asks the captain for his release. The captain expresses his sorrow to lose him, as he has been a good and steady man. He leaves with the best wishes of his superior. The young couple at once visit the parson's study, where they are made man and wife, to begin a new life in the land of the free.
All Releases
Domestic
–
–
International
–
–
Worldwide
–
–
GenresDrama
Short
IMDbPro
See more details at IMDbPro
| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
