Duke De Ribbon Counter

Duke De Ribbon Counter (1911)

15 Jun 1911 • Romance, Short, Comedy
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When his physician told John Crane, a multi-millionaire, that he must drop his vast business interests and take a rest, Crane went to a country hotel. Lillian DeMille, a beautiful young heiress was at the same place. Like most wealthy men, John did not care for appearances and he lounged around the hotel in old, easy-fitting clothing. John and Lillian became great friends, though neither had any idea of the other's wealth. In the meantime Harold Boggs, a clerk at the ribbon counter of a department store, started on his vacation. He had seen in the newspapers that a wealthy Miss DeMille was stopping at this hotel. Harold determined to try to win his way into her friendship. Arriving at the hotel he mistook John Crane for the porter and handed him his suitcase. John in a spirit of fun took it and followed Harold to the desk, where Harold registered as Duke of Chesville. Harold lost no time in making Miss DeMille's acquaintance. That young lady thought him quite amusing, but Harold was too dense to see that he was only being made a sport of. Then came the news that Miss DeMille's entire fortune had been wiped out. Harold promptly faded away and hurried back to town, where he was told that he had over-stayed his time and his position was filled by another. In the meantime both Lillian and John had returned to town also. While John was sitting in his office one day, Harold entered and applied for a position. He was amazed to see the supposed porter of the country hotel at the head of that great corporation. John found that a porter was needed and offered Harold the position, and Harold being very hard up accepted it. About this time Lillian also had to seek employment and she too applied at John's office. John immediately engaged her as his private secretary. She began her duties at once. Harold had also begun his duties and found it necessary to come into the room in overalls and jumper to secure a couple of cuspidors, the cleaning of which came in him department. Though Lillian had lost her entire fortune, John soon convinced her that he had quite sufficient for both of them.

Harry Solter
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Writer
Florence Lawrence, Arthur V. Johnson, Harry Myers
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Language: None, English
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Country: United States
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