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The Sea Venture (1914)
Short | Short, Adventure
Judith catches the same train with Alan and Rose for Portland. Hearing a messenger calling for Alan Law with a telegram she learns that it informs Alan that he will not be able to get through sleeper reservations to New York. Returning the...See moreJudith catches the same train with Alan and Rose for Portland. Hearing a messenger calling for Alan Law with a telegram she learns that it informs Alan that he will not be able to get through sleeper reservations to New York. Returning the message to the messenger she also gives him a second envelope. Alan reads the message and then opening the second envelope finds it contains a trey o' hearts. Arriving in Portland, they are driven to a hotel. Judith secures the room next to Rose and picks the lock of the connecting door. With the aid of her confederates she chloroforms Rose and dons her clothing. Alan has proceeded to the waterfront and engages the yacht, Seaventure, to take Rose and himself to New York. All his plans being reported to Judith by her confederates, she then engages a fishing boat to intercept the Seaventure on its voyage to New York. Passing herself off as Rose she gets aboard with Alan. She opens the valves of the auxiliary gasoline tanks and allows the gasoline to flood the hold. Later she sights the fishermen and upon its approach she covers Barcus, the owner of the Seaventure, who is the only one on deck, with her revolver. He grapples with her. Alan, hearing the disturbance, hurries on deck. He succeeds in getting Judith below and explains to Barcus that the woman must be partly insane. Calling Judith on deck and being alarmed at the nearness of the fishing vessel, he asks her if she has friends aboard the fisherman. She affirms and he signifies that she shall get over the side into the dory. She casts off and is picked up by the fisherman. Barcus going below learns the true state of affairs aboard the Seaventure, viz., that the gasoline tanks have emptied themselves into the bilge. Then follows a race between the yacht and the fisherman, the latter pursuing full tilt. Towards sunset both are becalmed, the Seaventure lying about one mile farther out. Barcus watches the fisherman through his binoculars and observes the power launch lowered, into which Judith accompanies one companion. They are seen to be working over some sort of apparatus and finally, lighting a fuse, they lash the wheel of the launch and put off the fisherman in the dory. The launch has been set at full speed ahead and is rushing straight for the Seaventure. Barcus, suspecting what it means, drags Alan to the farther rail and they dive overboard, just before the Seaventure and the unmanned launch are blown sky-high. They swim ashore and fall asleep from exhaustion. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Bess Meredyth (scenario) | Louis Joseph Vance (novel)
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Updated Aug 18, 1914
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Aug 18, 1914 (United States)

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