The Top 20 of Adrienne Kroell
The Top Twenty films of silent-film actress Adrienne Kroell.
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- DirectorOscar EagleStarsThomas CarriganCharles ClaryAdrienne KroellThe Battle Tree, one of the historic landmarks in the smaller towns, has been ruthlessly sacrificed to modern progress. For many years, the youth of the town had gathered around it, etc. To Hilton, a work-a-day old bachelor in the city, this notice of a country paper brought back memories of the old crowd, mostly lost to sight, that there was an intention of reassembling, at a certain date, some good Samaritan having sent out notices for the reunion, trusting that they would find response. An invitation also comes to Constance, who has wearied of the dreary grind of teaching piano to young Americans who had neither tuneful ears nor sense of harmony, and she concludes that she will go back to the old sweet town, quiet and restful. This lady finds herself a guest of honor at Hilton's right, and they make right merry with quips and reminiscences of the good old days that are no more, the group including many who have achieved more or less fame in the battle with the big world. As the shades of evening fall, Constance quietly leaves the loquacious group and steals away to visit the "Old Battle Tree" and the carved bench under it where her initials were carved by her boyish lover in the long ago. She hears in the distance the singing of "Auld Lang Syne," then the shadow of a man deepens under the branches of the old tree. Hilton comes to see if the old carving is still intact. There he finds Constance, and they renew the troth that they made in the youthful days of long ago.
- DirectorChauncy D. HerbertStarsAdrienne KroellLouise RemingW. FontinelleFrank Lang and Billy Snow are rivals for the hand of Ethel Gordon. One day, while the rivals are on a fishing trip near the summer resort at which they are guests, they come across Ethel busily engaged with paints and canvas at the edge of the stream. The rivals immediately forsake their fishing and propose to Ethel. Ethel is very much interested in the picture which she is painting and does not care to be bothered by the boys. Finally, after both boys have proposed to her, she hits on a scheme to rid herself of them. She tells them that she will marry the one that catches the largest fish by three o'clock. This works like magic on the boys, and both hurry away to fish. Evidently thinking that "All is fair in love and fishing," Frank goes to the State Fish Hatchery and buys a large fish from the keeper. Billy apparently reasons the same way for he buys a large fish from a boy whom he runs across on the stream. At three o'clock, Frank calls upon Ethel at her cottage and gives his fish to her. Billy comes in a moment later and also presents Ethel with a fish. Both boys hurry away to change their clothes, Ethel telling them to return a little later to see the fish weighed. Now it is very apparent that Frank's fish is the larger of the two, but Ethel who really prefers Billy, decides that Billy shall win. The boys return. Frank's fish weighs 3¼ pounds, and Billy's, which is much smaller, tips the scales at 3¾ pounds. Frank, however, is a game loser. He congratulates Billy on his success then makes his exit. Billy turns his fish over and over in his hands, wondering how it ever weighed so much. Then, when a handful of shot rolls out of the fish he understands. Ethel shyly confesses to her subterfuge and Billy takes her in his arms.Adrienne Kroell is the star of this short directed by Chauncy D. Herbert.
- DirectorChauncy D. HerbertStarsAdrienne KroellTommy FlynnEdgar G. WynnMary Johnson is the center of attraction for the Rubeville farmers' sons, and is especially sought after by Jim Hudson and Lucius Miller. Lucius has the best of it in Mary's affections, and Jim casts about for something to make his stock stronger. He reads in one of the weekly papers the ad of a correspondence school, which guarantees to teach the wonderful art of hypnotism in thirty lessons. Jim pictures to himself the added advantage he would possess over his rival by the knowledge of this power, and starts to save up his money for this course. Meanwhile he is steadily loosing ground with Mary, while Lucius gains. At last Jim has money enough to buy the course in hypnotism and he does so. He studies the lessons in his own room and his efforts to hypnotize himself are most amusing. Finally, feeling that he has mastered the subject he starts out to sway his new-found power over everyone he comes in contact with. Cows, horses, and chickens are cautiously approached by Jim and on all he attempts to practice his new art. The barnyard inhabitants, however, prove poor subjects, and his experiences in this direction afford many a laugh for the crowd that eagerly follows him. When he finally meets and tries to hypnotize Mary, his rival, Lucius, thinks it time to interfere, and he does so in rather a rough way. Jim, realizing that he has made a fool of himself, gives up all hope of winning Mary, and, tossing his mail order course aside, he turns to his chores on the farm.
- DirectorJoseph A. GoldenStarsAdrienne KroellThomas CarriganRex De RosselliAnna is the only daughter of "Pop" Grayson, proprietor of "The Top Notch Hotel" at Black Rock, Montana. Percy Eastman, a Yale graduate, lands in Black Rock in search of a fortune. He loses his heart to Anna and his money to Hoover and Sanders, who sell him a "fake" gold mine in which they have planted some rocks covered with gold paint. Anna determines that Percy shall make good and she persuades him to take a correspondence course in mine engineering. An accident leads to the discovery of a rich vein of copper in the "fake" mine. Leaving the girl to guard the palace, Percy rides to town and files his claim. Hoover and Sanders learn of the "strike" and try to "jump" the claim. But Anna, with true western grit, holds up the two bad men until her lover arrives and the girl and the man decide to join fortunes for life.This was the first starring role of Adrienne Kroell in a major film. She plays the title character. This was a Selig Polyscope film, a smaller production that allowed Kroell the opportunity to be the number one star.
- DirectorOscar EagleStarsGayne WhitmanAdrienne KroellThomas FlynnHenry Seymour, something of a genius, but thoroughly irresponsible, shamelessly subsists upon the earnings of his hard-working wife, who conducts a railway boarding-house. They have two children, who are inclined to be rather unruly. One day the husband and wife have a misunderstanding, and acting upon her acidly expressed wish (prompted by the passion of the moment), he departs, declaring he will never return. Mrs. Seymour is thoroughly conscious of the fact that she will be able to take care of the children and have one less to care for in her shiftless husband. Twelve years elapse. Without the restraining hand of a father, and the mother engrossed in business cares, the children become unmanageable and cause the mother many heartaches. In the interim, Seymour now repentant and reformed, has, through hard work and cleverness, become a wealthy miner in Alaska. By corresponding with friends, he learns of the deplorable affairs at home, and returns incognito to see if he can bring about adjustment and make reparation. He finds the character of the son and daughter discouraging, but ascertains his wife's attitude and is most favorably impressed. He obtains room and board, and pays a month in advance at the boarding house. That same evening the son loses everything at a gambling den. and at the suggestion of a pal secures possession of his mother's money for further wastage. She discovers him in the act and pleads, but he refuses to listen and leaves, and Seymour happens to be an unseen witness to this incident. The daughter goes for a walk with the unscrupulous friend of the son, against the mother's wishes. Seymour follows his son to the gambling room and wins the money from him. The son accuses him of cheating and draws a revolver, not knowing who he is. The father easily disarms him, returns the money and orders him home, on the way they hear screams and find that the daughter is repulsing the advances of her vicious companion. Thereupon the father compels the somewhat athletic son to give his pal a thrashing, which he does. He then locks arms with his son and daughter and brings them back to the house. The son, now overwhelmed with resentment, orders his father to leave the house, then the latter reveals his identity. All are dumbfounded; the wife joyfully embraces her husband, while the wayward son and impertinent daughter break down and beg forgiveness, which is granted.
- DirectorOscar EagleStarsHarold VosburghAdrienne KroellRalph DelmoreGeorge Garfield, star reporter, accompanies Mildred Latham to the Twentieth National Bank to visit her father, Horace Latham, the president. He discovers the directors' room is full of excited men and at once "scents a story." Through a ruse, he gets the president's secretary out of the room and then listens at the keyhole of the door, learning that the bank is trembling on the verge of failure. An unfortunate sneeze betrays his presence. Latham rushes in, captures Garfield and then to prevent the publication of the story, locks him up in an ante-room. Garfield telephones to Mildred of his incarceration a moment before the instrument is torn out. She hurries to the bank and learns the details from the private secretary, and sides with her sweetheart against her father. From the sidewalk she flashes a reflection into the ante-room with the aid of a small mirror. Garfield has written the story and drops his notebook out of the window, and she carries it to the office of the "Express," where its contents causes much excitement. Garfield falls asleep and in his dream observes a run on the bank. Then follow a number of tragedies due to the "scoop" concerning the bank. Awakened by a cheer from the directors' room, he learns that enough currency has been brought into the building to save the bank if there is no publicity in the matter; so he volunteers to go to the newspaper office and suppress the news. He appeals to the managing editor to "kill" the story, but he refuses and the two men quarrel. Field, the editor, is seized with a fit and becomes unconscious. Garfield sees an opportunity. Pretending to be the managing editor, he picks up the telephone and orders "that story killed at once," and is obeyed. At dawn, the bank directors who have waited out all the night, hear the good news that the bank is saved. Then Garfield stumbles in and drops into a chair, sobbing, "I have betrayed my profession," but Mildred enters and consoles him.
- DirectorLorimer JohnstonStarsCharles ClaryAdrienne KroellThomas CommerfordMary Powell, daughter of the chief of police in Cranston, goes to visit her aunt in the distant city of Alden. When she arrives at her destination she discovers her aunt is not at home and on her way to the hotel where she is to spend the time until she arrives, she drops her purse. A lynx-eyed tramp picks up the purse and proceeds to fill up and make merry. When she finds that her money is gone she wires her father her predicament. He promptly wires the chief at Aden to go at once to the hotel "assist" Mary Powell and give her the best of attention. The careless operator makes "assist" read "arrest" which starts lots of things. The young chief of police is very loathe to arrest such a lovely young lady, but is forced to comply with the order to take the very best care of her. After some tribulations her father gets to Alden and relieves the young lady. The tramp is arrested before he has emptied the purse and the attentive young chief of police comes in for a share of gratitude.
- DirectorHardee KirklandStarsAdrienne KroellLillian LoganRose EvansElla Markham is left penniless and alone in the world through the death of her father. She is advised to seek work in Chicago and arrives in that big city with many misgivings but a stout heart. She secures employment as demonstrating model for a fashionable modiste. Laura Keene and her mother, ambitious social climbers, enter the shop in quest of an opera cloak. Ella displays and sells them an expensive pink garment. They ask her to deliver it at their home and Ella departs with the package. As she is leaving the Keene residence, Ella passes handsome John Foragan, who is calling on the Keenes. As Ella is departing from the house, Laura's young brother accidentally mashes a peach on the new opera cloak, causing a bad stain. He runs from the room to escape the wrath of his mother and sister. Ella is sent for and told that she had ruined the coat in delivering it. She denies this, but is forced to take the cloak back to her employer. The modiste refuses to believe Ella's story, and she is discharged. Young Foragan overhears the incident and, thoroughly disgusted, seeks out Ella and offers her a position as companion to his invalid sister. Later Ella and Foragan are married and the Keenes are placed in an embarrassing position, when they call to meet Foragan's wife for she is wearing the pink opera cloak.Kroell is the lead in this short from Selig Polyscope.
- DirectorWalter C. BellowsStarsRalph DelmoreAdrienne KroellHarold VosburghThe sinister mystery of the strange strength in "the folded arm," shows the power of a patient people to work silently but effectively against wrong doing in high places. A governor who idolizes his daughter, seemingly has few other virtues. She, however, is the very apple of his eye, and is betrothed to the lieutenant-governor. It comes about that the governor will veto a bill to prohibit Child Labor, which greatly disturbs his daughter. She pleads with him tearfully and prayerfully. "Dissolves" show happy children at school, and then in contrast, the poor, ragged, wretched, exhausted factory children, dragging their way to and from work. The governor is deeply moved and intimates he will sign the bill. Then he is visited by the political boss, who warns him, "Veto that bill, or I'll reveal you to your daughter as a taker of bribes." The last move is a telling one. The malignant boss triumphs over the lovely daughter. The governor vetoes the bill. The newspapers denounce him as a traitor, and the people demand his resignation. The daughter then asks her fiancé, "If my father resigns, you will succeed him. Will you sign the bill?" He declares that he will. She then makes it a point to secure her father's resignation. He receives a photograph, showing the picture of a folded arm with a snake bracelet entwining it, with the warning, "Resign tonight, or suffer this." He tears the picture up in fury, and the next morning he faces the force of the menace. Every man he meets folds his arms. Even when he starts to embrace his daughter, she folds her arms, and he sees the snake bracelet on her arm. Appalled, he cries, "Then you, my own daughter, are the leader of this movement?" She admits it. Crushed with grief and shame, he starts to write his resignation, and completes the act just as the mob assembles in front of the mansion, calling for such action. She has found the way; her husband-to-be will sign the bill. She wraps her arms about her broken father in angelic devotion.
- DirectorOtis ThayerStarsWilliam DuncanKathlyn WilliamsFrank WeedThrough Cupid's agency, Barton Sumner finds himself minus the services of a stenographer. Minnie Rogers is doing the daily, rounds of employment bureaus seeking a chance to earn a living. She accidentally stumbles across a horseshoe which she tacks above the door leading to her lodgings. In the end, of course, everything turns out happily for all concerned. In this particular instance Barton Sumner finds his long awaited stenographer and Miss Rogers finds her ideal employer. But what's the use of spoiling the pleasurable delight of this story by telling all that happens before witnessing the picture.Kroell is the woman who hangs the horseshoe for good luck.
- DirectorHardee KirklandStarsAdrienne KroellMaxwell SargentCharles ClaryAurora Floyd elopes from boarding school with John Conyers, but hardly a week has elapsed before she discovers that she has married a worthless libertine. She appeals to her father for aid and advice and he finally pays Conyers to leave the country for a year, so that she can secure a divorce on the ground of desertion. She returns to her home town, and realizes that her girlhood sweetheart, John Mellish, is the man she really loves. Upon hearing the report of Conyers' death, she promises to become the wife of Mellish. Just as the marriage is about to be consummated, Conyers appears life-size and proceeds to blackmail her, until death relieves the earth of his presence.By the end of 1912, Kroell had built herself up to being a lead actress in Selig Polyscope productions. Here she stars under the direction of Hardee Kirkland.
- DirectorJoseph A. GoldenStarsWinifred GreenwoodAdrienne KroellThomas CarriganJohn Smith, a successful young novelist, disguises himself as a tramp in order to study tramp life as it really is. In the course of his adventures he finds Harry Arnold, a young swell, dead drunk in the streets and takes Arnold to his apartment. Arnold has proposed to and has been rejected by Eleanor Carey. Recognizing in Smith a handsome and superior man despite his ragged clothes, Arnold plots to dress the supposed tramp up as a gentleman and have him court and win Eleanor, and then to disgrace the girl by exposing Smith. One look at the girl's portrait induces Smith to enter the game, which he supposes to be a joke. Eleanor and Smith fall in love with each other and are to be married. On the day of the wedding Eleanor's chum, Edith Denton, shows to Eleanor a magazine containing a portrait of Smith and an account of his tramp adventures. The happy couple have just been married when the bride's father is the receiver of a message from Arnold telling him that Smith, the bridegroom, is a worthless tramp. Consternation follows which is quelled by Eleanor who produces the portrait as proof of her husband's identity.Koell is the object of affection for the two protagonists.
- DirectorOscar EagleStarsFrank WeedAdrienne KroellThomas CommerfordIn the picturesque little Province of Burgundy, in eastern France, there lived an old miller named Meunier. With him the joy of his heart and administrator to his simple needs, lived his daughter, Louise. Meunier enjoyed the respect of the simple, easy-going peasantry thereabouts, and, from the profits of his grist mill, was enabled to live in comparative comfort and contentment. This happy condition was interrupted when one Mr. Bontemps a rich Parisian financier, decided that he needed Meunier's mill. To his offers the miller, however, turned a deaf ear, and. when Bontemps' son was sent to either purchase Meunier's mill or start one in opposition, the old miller's future looked dark and foreboding. Of how the opposition mill was started, and young Bontemps having met with a serious accident, was nursed and cared for by Louise and her father; of how the elder Bontemps himself, met with accident and how this incident awakened him to a realization of his greed, combine to make one of the sweetest stories of the year.Kroell plays the title character's daughter in this film from Selig Polyscope.
- DirectorCharles H. FranceStarsMorris McHughAdrienne KroellPalmer BowmanPapa Ward, a portly and dignified person, sits drowsily smoking in his study as his adorable daughter, Fannie, comes and bids him good-night. Shortly thereafter Toby Bates appears on the outside of the house muffled up in auto garb and throws pebbles against the window of Fannie's boudoir. She opens the window and presently comes down a ladder that the auto-lochinvar has placed against the house. They have made a fair start in their auto when Papa Ward misses her, finds the ladder, and starts his own machine in mad pursuit. Toby finds that he is short of gasoline. He persuades the girl to hide and disguises himself with goggles and mustache turning his machine about, facing the direction from which it came, and pretends to be mending the machine when Papa Ward comes in pursuit. He does not recognize his would-be son-in-law, who gives the old man the wrong direction to follow. The girl comes from concealment and their machine is turned back home. When Papa Ward comes back utterly wearied, he finds his daughter peacefully sleeping. She persuades the old gentleman that he acted under the impulse of a dream. With confidence restored they elope the next night. Then Papa Ward forgives them and all ends happily.Kroell plays the daughter this short from Selig Polyscope.
- DirectorAnthony O'SullivanStarsHector DionGertrude RobinsonTom, a lumberman, is in love with Jessie, daughter of the foreman of the camp. Her father objects to the match and there is a quarrel between the men. Jackson, another lumberman, seeing Jessie's father leaving the office on pay night with a large roll of bills, follows him and knocks him out. About this time Tom decides to leave the camp, and puts a note under the door of Jessie's home, addressed to her father, telling him that Jess and he alone know the reason for his departure. After his crime, Jackson passes the house, and, seeing the note, reads it. He has an idea whereby he can place the crime on Tom's shoulders. He places the wallet he stole in Tom's cabin. Later Jess finds her father's body and rushes to the men to tell them what has happened. Tom is missing, and this arouses suspicion against him. Led by Jackson, the men search Tom's cabin and find the wallet. The men start after Tom and get him. He is led back to camp. The letter is produced. Jackson makes a pretense of opening it, but Tom, afraid its contents will be misconstrued, and to get it back unopened he takes the blame on his shoulders to save Jess's good name. Tom is condemned to die within the hour. He is led off to be hung. In the meantime Jess and a woman are working over the supposedly dead man. He recovers consciousness and Jess rushes out to bring the men back with Tom. Upon learning that the foreman is not dead. Tom is exonerated and the truth proved. Consent is given to the marriage of Jess and Tom.Kroell is the second-billed actor in this short from Selig Polyscope.
- DirectorAllan DwanStarsJ. Warren KerriganPauline BushJack RichardsonJack Merrill was prosperous. He possessed, but did not wholly deserve the love of his patient little wife and daughter. His besetting sin was selfishness. The home which would have been beautiful and attractive to Jack did not mean to him what home implies to the well regulated mind. The club, with its poker game and convivial highball, occupied the evenings that should have brought happiness to the wife and baby, who loved and longed alone. Yes, Jack was selfish. One night, while keeping the lonely vigil, her heart aching with her husband's neglect, the wife resorts to strategy in the hope of regaining her loved one. Jack arrives at this home in a rather unsteady condition. On his library table he discovers the note. Alice secretly observes him from behind the portieres and feeling that his punishment has been sufficient, sends baby in to relieve the situation. Baby clasps her papa's knees just as he is about to fire the shot which would have ended his life. His hand is stayed. "Where is mamma?" he asks. Baby points to the bedroom. "Mamma and you have been playing a little joke on daddy, eh? Yes. Well, you go and tell mamma I want to see her." Baby runs out of the room to obey. Jack revolves the matter in his mind and determines to turn the tables.Koell plays the wife of the main character.
- DirectorFrancis J. GrandonStarsThomas CarriganAdrienne KroellClifford BruceHawke, president of the cigar trust, has been posted on the club hoard for membership. "The Man in the Street" observes this with dismay, and surreptitiously pockets the card. Street visits the convent of "The White Sisters" and greets Slater Nell. It is then revealed that Hawke is their father, and through his business dealing is considered by them unworthy of membership in the club. She is much troubled by the revelation of her brother and concludes to persuade their father to clear his conscience. Sister Nell visits her father and demands that he redeem his past by giving back his stolen fortune. After years of estrangement, Street also calls upon his father, and emphasizes the message that his sister has conveyed, but he is ordered from the house by his irate parent. At a garden party Sister Nell is collecting funds for good work. Here she meets her father, and they are introduced as strangers. He tosses a roll of bills into the charity dish, but she produces his application for membership in the club and tells him she will not accept his money until he gives back to the government all that he owes. She and her brother again meet and she tells him to inform the club of Hawke's ineligibility, and if he will not do so, she will. She then visits the club and is refused admission by the doorman, but she nursed his daughter back to life, so he kindly directs her to the fire-escape as a means of admission. She takes advantage of this offer, enters the committee room through the window, declares that Hawke is ineligible, and advises that they have the club detective investigate. Hawke, seated in his private office, is tortured by two visions of the past. The first shows Hawke's brother and partner, dead of heart failure, in the act of writing a confession, telling how for years they had declared only half their output for internal revenue, thus swindling the government. His son and daughter show him this confession, and he, after acknowledging its validity, burns it. Both lift the finger of scorn, crying, "Thief." In the second vision is revealed the convent, where the daughter, now a sister, is visited by her brother. He sees himself in the shadow, and is stung with remorse as they coldly stare at him. He determines upon restitution. He goes to the bank, draws $200,000, and addresses the package to "The Conscience Fund," U.S. Treasury, Washington, D.C. He then goes down to his garage, dons overalls, smudges his face, takes the package to the express company, gives it in as of "no value," concealing his own identity. The next scene shows the amazement at the capital at the reception of such a large sum, which is entered as "credit to a cigar maker." Slater Nell and Brother Street read in the papers the story of the largest contribution that has ever been made to the "Conscience Fund" and recognizes their father as the contributor. Nell declares that it is not enough and that Hawke must give all he has. They visit their father and Street informs him that he will be blackballed by the club unless he complies with their request. He promises to do so, is elected to the club, and then instantly dies of heart failure. The following morning it is read with astonishment that Hawke's heirs are "The Man in the Street" and Sister Nell, who inherit his estate of $3,000,000. A later scene shows the pair preparing to complete the redemption of their father. Nell brings her brother the robe and cowl of a Franciscan padre, and he takes the entire fortune to Washington, leaving it at the office of "The Conscience Fund." The last scene shows him back in his club, reading the order of the Secret Service: "Find that padre who left $3,000,000 at the office of "The Conscience Fund." He and his sister alone know the secret, and they are satisfied in that they have not betrayed their father's name or his sin.Kroell plays Sister Nell in this short directed by Francis J. Grandon.
- DirectorOtis ThayerStarsRex De RosselliAdrienne KroellFrank WeedTony is an Italian immigrant, in America. His first two days in New York are filled with humorous experiences due to his ignorance of our laws and customs. His sky of dark clouds is suddenly cleared by Cupid, who gets him married to the fair Rosie without knowing it. The story pictures how Tony has been directed to Rosie's papa by a friend in sunny Italy. Her papa gives Tony a job, but fires him the same day. Then Tony peddles bananas and takes up his stand in the front of the fruit store of Rosie's papa. He has Tony arrested for not having a license, and Tony is fined, his fruit confiscated, and he wanders down the street with his empty pushcart to where he "carries the banner," or sleeps outdoors, on a dump that night. In the morning he finds a gold piece. Overjoyed, he goes to buy a license and meets Rosie, who accompanies him. At the City Hall they ask for a license and are directed to the Marriage License Clerk. The Clerk sends them with the license to a Magistrate and they are married without knowing it. Rosie returns home and Tony tacks the license on his pushcart. Securing a fresh stock, he again takes his stand in front of the fruit store. Then there is a time. Rosie's papa, furious, calls an officer. This time Tony is defiant and points indignantly to his license, which the officer reads between laughs. He informs Rosie's papa what has happened, and the rage of the much surprised fruit dealer ends with his blessing on the overjoyed Tony and Rosie.
- DirectorWilliam V. MongStarsRex De RosselliAdrienne KroellFrank WeedTony and Rosie appear in all their finery before the priest to seal their marriage vows. They learn that it is necessary to procure a license. Tony quickly goes for the permit when he learns that Rosie, too, will have to affix her signature. Confused and anxious he hurries to fetch his bride. When he again appears at the License Bureau he is informed that the document costs two dollars. Tony has left his money with Rosie's papa; he hastens to get it. On the way his passage is blocked by a freight train. In the meanwhile, Rosie's papa goes in search of the groom-elect, pays for and secures the license, and hastens to the church. He is arrested for fast driving and taken with the license to the police station. Tony, who has tried to climb over the obstructing train, is carried to a distant part of the city, and when he and papa finally get back to the waiting family and guests, the story is permitted to run along in a logical way until it reaches a happy and jolly end.Kroell plays Rose Capria in this film directed by William V. Mong.
- DirectorOscar EagleStarsCharles ClaryWilliam StowellAdrienne KroellDan McCormick and pretty Violet Dale are looked upon as lovers by the members of Engine Company No. 13, to which Dan belongs. Certainly it was not Dan's fault that his expectations fell flat; it was rather the fickleness of woman, as revealed in the case of charming Violet, when she cast eyes on Steve Lantry, Dan's companion in many dangers and tight places. Poor Dan was awakened to his actual standing with his sweetheart by a letter which read: "Sorry, I find I was wrong in thinking I cared for you. All must end between us, as I am engaged to Steve Lantry." Soon after reading this missive, Dan confronts Violet in company with Steve and harsh words are passed. This bitterness is still further shown in the firemen's quarters, a few minutes later, when Dan attacks Steve and is worsted. Sore at heart, Dan gives way to drink, and comes into the bunk room that night in an intoxicated condition, a very grave infraction of the rules. He insolently offers Steve a drink from a flask, but is refused. Admonished by one of the older firemen, he puts the flask in his pocket and goes to bed. That night an alarm comes in to No. 13 and. in a short time the engine and hose cart companies are on the scene of the fire. While the hoses are playing on the flames, a squad of men are led into the burning factory to attack the flames at closer quarters. Steve and Dan are among the foremost, and the fire fighters are soon lost sight of in the dense smoke. After fierce fighting of the flames and almost stifled by the atmosphere, the men hear a cry that the walls are about to fall. The order to get out of the building is being obeyed when Steve discovers that Dan is missing. He knows that Dan is still on the floor above and, breaking loose from his companions, who attempt to hold him, he goes back to the rescue. Just as he readies Dan's side, the walls fall out and the floors crash to the basement. Steve is brought back to consciousness by the fall of water on his head. He is almost in darkness and finds that he is hemmed in on all sides by fallen timbers and debris. He fails to catch sight of Lantry and makes herculean efforts to free himself. He succeeds, and after a short search discovers Dan lying on his back unconscious, with both legs pinned by heavy timbers. To his horror he also discovers that Dan is lying in water that is rising steadily to his mouth and nostrils. Remembering the flask of liquor which he had seen Dan place in his pocket before retiring in the bunk room, he searches for it. To his joy he finds it unbroken, and helps Dan to a deep draught. The unconscious man revives and Steve props his head up so that the water will not reach him for some time. Then discovering a pipe that runs upward he strikes it with his penknife and keeps repeating the Morse code with his taps. To his delight he hears an answer from the Captain above, and warns him that he and Dan are in danger of death from drowning. Soon Steve notices that the water is subsiding and knows that it is being pumped out. The heroes are rescued just before utter exhaustion seizes them and are taken to the spot where Violet Dale stands anxiously awaiting Steve. The meeting results in complete reconciliation between Dan and the lovers and all ends happily.Kroell is third-billed in this Oscar Eagle-directed short.