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  • Swashbuckler (1908)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Swashbuckler (1908)
Short | Short, Comedy
Swash-buckler the braggadocio of renown, was so called because of his perpetual tendency to bluster his valor and because of his redeeming feature to defend good from evil, for, as the picture shows, a good cause gave him a strong arm, and...See moreSwash-buckler the braggadocio of renown, was so called because of his perpetual tendency to bluster his valor and because of his redeeming feature to defend good from evil, for, as the picture shows, a good cause gave him a strong arm, and to some extent be maintained his boastful attitude. But his manner was a source of constant danger from which only friendship and timely good fortune saved him. The first is a tavern scene where several men are at a table. Swash-buckler enters; his friends join him in drink. Next scene shows where a villainous Captain of the Guard is beating a boy for some slight offense. The boy, knowing Swash-buckler to be resentfully inclined, comes in and tells him. Captain and soldiers follow. Swash-buckler and Captain argue excitedly, and a duel ensues in which Swash-buckler proves a master with the sword and kills his opponent. His friends disperse the soldiers, who later return and take Swash-buckler by surprise, with many guns leveled at him, his sword is of no farther avail. The subsequent scene shows Swash-buckler in prison, where the boy comes to tell him he will take the bullets out of the soldiers' guns and save him from death, at the intended execution. The boy leaves and a Monk, accompanied by guards, enters the prison cell and reads the condemnation. The following picture shows the boy out in the prison court removing the bullets and replacing the guns where he found them. The soldiers come after their rifles and then lead Swash-buckler out to be shot. They aim and fire at him with the blank loads; he falls as though killed. Monks carry him way on a barrier for dead. After they have arrived at their destination, Swash-buckler, to their intense surprise, arises and waves them out of his sight. Being greatly frightened, they willingly, and hurriedly comply. The finale shows Swash-buckler and the boy making good their escape. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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William Nicholas Selig
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Updated Mar 28, 1908
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Mar 28, 1908 (United States)

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