23 December 1914 Drama, Comedy 12 mins
Hoping to elope, farmer's daughter Myrtle Fairley and her beau Jack Holt are forced to return home after finding the minister not at home. Upon arrival they discover a pair of incompetent safe crackers trying to force Mr. Fairley to give up his money, leading to a tense resolution.
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Joseph Belmont as Mr. Fairley
Florence Crawford as Myrtle Fairley
Elmer Clifton as Jack Holt
Arthur Mackley as Traveling Tinker
N.Z. Wood as Umbrella Mender
United States 23 December 1914
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