Ernest Bourbon discovers that a shower of gold coins fall from his donkey's hindquarters -- I've phrased that as politely as I can. Now rich, he moves to the city, dresses well and hires servants. Unlike the one about the goose that lays the golden eggs, he treats his benefactor well, even though the donkey doesn't seem to enjoy the process.
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1913:
13 January 1913
Elusive as is the pursuit of pirate gold it is found in this picture and brought to the ship by the very mutineers themselves.
09 January 1913
Marie, the daughter of a pastor, and major Trolle are young and in love, and they seem destined to become engaged.
20 December 1913
Lizette loves Jean but a 10,000 franc dowry insisted upon by Jean's father is keeping them apart. Paul, Lizette's "black sheep" brother, begs that she gives him her saved money so he can increase it for her - at the gaming table!! He does win but there are a few who are determined he shall not reach home with his money.
08 July 1913
Frank and Julia are very good friends, both being single, and live in adjoining apartments. Getting a letter from a friend who asks him to buy an engagement ring.
23 September 1913
Tom Chatterton is called a coward because he will not enlist in the Home Guard during the Civil War -- his mother is dying and he does not wish to leave while she is still alive.
19 May 1913
Broken by grief after his mother's death, Olaf becomes a wanderer. He is treated cruelly until he is given a meal by a woman at the homestead where she lives with her husband and baby.
04 August 1913
A lazy sculptor squanders his advance and has to think outside the box to meet his deadline. At short notice, the sculptor has received the task of carving a copy of the famous statue “The Swimmer”.
01 February 1913
Broncho Billy runs into trouble in a bar when he gets into a confrontation with a bully. Since the bully has a gun and Billy doesn't, he's forced to endure the bully's humiliating tactics until he manages to get away.
23 October 1913
The scene is laid for a quiet little wedding. The guests are waiting for Fatty and an ancient maid to be made one.
27 July 1913
Neilan, an architect, young and ambitious, having graduated with honors, procures a position as assistant in the city architect's office.
12 April 1913
The supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was almost grown, she vented her witcheries on her unsuspecting parents and the wild things of her mountain home.
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