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  • Won by a Call (1912)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Won by a Call (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy
Phillip Cray, a young doctor, goes west to start a practice, and falls in love with Bess Grandon, who lives on a nearby ranch. Her father is annoyed as he prefers Dick Smith a young rancher. At a birthday party given in honor of Bess's ...See morePhillip Cray, a young doctor, goes west to start a practice, and falls in love with Bess Grandon, who lives on a nearby ranch. Her father is annoyed as he prefers Dick Smith a young rancher. At a birthday party given in honor of Bess's twentieth birthday, Dick sees Phillip making great progress; so the next day he goes over to Bess's home and proposes to her. Poor Dick is refused, Phil calls and is shown into the room by Bess's brother. Dick feels very sore, and leaves Bess and Phil together. But they were not to have peace very long, for Bess's father, meeting Dick outside and asking him the reason for the long face, is told that the young doctor has beat him out. The rancher is quite mad and, telling Dick that he is his choice as a son-in-law, takes him back into the house and orders the young doctor out, never to come back again. But the lovers meet and talk the matter over, and one day while they were having a secret meeting, Bess's brother sees Dick coming down the road in a buggy, and knowing that if Dick discovered them, he would tell their father, he rides ahead and warns Bess and Phil of his coming. Phil acts quickly. He tells Bess to lie down on the road, pretending she has fallen from her horse, Dick will ride up, think she is hurt and take her home, and Phil, being the only doctor around, they will have to send for him and then he will be able to fix things right. Things work out better than expected, and Bess is taken home and the doctor sent for, Dick even going himself for him. Phil is all ready and waiting; but pretends to Dick that he has no time, as he has to hurry to another patient. He finally consents and goes. Arriving at the house he takes charge of the case, even to the point of ordering Dick from the room, and when the rancher protests at his conduct, he starts to walk out, but Bess, who has fallen into a faint, brings them all to her side, and Phil orders them all out. When the door is closed, they both laugh to think how they have fooled the old man. A week later finds Bess in a wheel chair. When Dick comes to call he is told that she may never walk again, and he loses no time in getting out, as he doesn't want to have a crippled wife on his hands. So, with the coast clear, Phil tells the ranchman that he has a wonderful remedy that will cure Bess, and he is told that if he can cure her he can have her. The wedding soon follows, the ranchman is told of the lovers' ruse. Papa draws his gun, and instead of making a widow of Bess, he blesses the happy pair. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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David Horsley
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Updated Sep 20, 1912
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Sep 20, 1912 (United States)

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