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PUT ME OFF AT WAYVILLE
A Marshal Neilan Comedy
CAST
Sammy Green, one hour manied GiEfdRGE l)RETMMr)ND
Babe, his bride FRANCES BURNHAM
Billy, a friend MARSHAL NEILAN
Betty, his sweetheart ETFIEL TEARE
Burton, her father CHARLES INSLEE
Jasper, an escaped convict LEUN COLEMAN
Produced by MARSHAL NEILAN
Released Friday, January 8th
WHILE Billy is on his way to Wayville where he is to marry Betty, the girl he has not seen in ten years, Jasper, an escaped convict boards the train. The fugitive compels Billy to exchange clothes with him, after which he throws the boy off the car.
Billy, a hard sleeper, had instructed the Pullman porter, to put him off the train at Wayville at all hazards. Mistaking the number of the berth, the porter rouses Sammy Green, a newlywed, and throws him off the train in spite of the man's struggles and protests.
A letter in his victim’s clothes, reveals Billy’s romance to jasper. Learning that Billy is to receive $5,000 as a wedding gift, the fugitive impersonates him. Billy, in the meantime, is captured by the sheriff and his posse. The timely arrival of Sammy Green, bare
foot and clad in pajamas, saves Billy from spending the night in the calaboose.
Jasper is warmly welcomed by Betty and her father. The latter, in his enthusiasm, presents the imposter with the money. Later that night, Jasper endeavors to escape from the house, but gets into a mixup with the Burton bulldog.
Billy has induced the sheriff to accompany him to Betty’s home. They arrive in time to save Jasper from the dog’s teeth. Betty and her father, attracted bv the noise, arrive just as the convict is handcuffed. While Billy explains the mixup to Betty. Sammy, appropriating a handcar, pumps it down the track towards the next station, where he has wired his bride to wait for him.