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And By These Deeds
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Ray Physioc (Wray Bartlett Physioc)
Cast: Laura La Varnie [Widow Callahan], Ivan Christy [‘Slick’ Bill Hudges], Joseph McDermott [Stanley Biggins], Mary Malatesta [Mrs. Stanley Biggins], Zoe Bech (Zoe Rae) [Little Miss Biggins], Katherine Lee [the widow’s child]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a screen story by Roy Norton. / Released 21 September 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Slick Bill Hudges was a burglar with his own ideas. He had no pals and saved his money. Thus he minimized the risk of being betrayed to the police, and could afford to go methodically about his business. He had a professional contempt for banks, so he deposited his money with Tom Blink, a politician whom he knew he could trust. One eventful night Bill decided that the time was ripe for a job, and he was making ready for business when, from the flat of the widow Calahan downstairs, he heard the sound of a child crying. Investigating, he discovered the widow’s crippled daughter alone and desolate, her brother and sister having deserted her, basely, as she thought, but actually from the highest motives. They had stolen out to buy her a doll with their entire fortune, one cent. Bill, his heart touched, promised the child a lot of toys, and went to Tom Blink’s saloon to draw some money. But when he arrived there he found another man in charge, a low-brow, who informed him that Tom was dead, and that he knew nothing about any money deposited in Bill’s name. Thunderstruck, Bill decided that he must make good his promise by “doing a job.” That night he entered a Fifth Avenue house, where he saw the most wonderful child’s playroom in the world, with amazing toys. It was the room which the millionaire Stanley Biggins had provided for his little daughter. While he was helping himself to some toys for the Callahan children, little Miss Biggins came on the scene. Learning his errand, she insisted on being taken to see the children. Bill tried to dodge her, but he couldn’t. So, in mortal fear of the police, he took her to the Callahan domicile, where they all had the time of their lives. But when morning broke Bill began to experience qualms of conscience. From a drug store he called the Biggins residence, where a distracted millionaire and his wife at once placed detectives on the trail. Following the clue, the police arrested Bill. But little Miss Biggins wouldn’t let him go to jail, and papa squared it with the detectives to give Bill a chance.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 13 January 2025.
References: Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.
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