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THE SWINDLER
A Two-Act Episode of
THE ALICE JOYCE SERIES
CAST
Bess, a country girl
Tom, a suitor for her hand
Harris, a swindler
Mrs. Boyden, a widow
Roy, her eight-year-old son
Miller, Bess’s father
Author. FRANK HOWARD CLARK
Released Monday, February 1st
Blinded by the man’s wealth, Bess marries Harris. Tom, who loves her, is heartbroken. Shortly after Harris takes his wife to the city, Tom, tired of country life, follows.
Harris, an unscrupulous swindler, is conducting a get-rick-quick scheme. One of his victims is Mrs. Boyden, a widow. The man's promises cause the woman to invest every penny she possesses in a “radium mine.”
Bess is ignorant of her husband’s business. In the meantime, Tom comes to the assistance of Roy, Mrs. Boyden’s crippled son, and thus meets the lad’s mother. Later, Tom learns of how the widow has been buncoed. Accompanied by Mrs. Boyden, he calls upon Harris.
Bess, dropping in to see her husband, hears the men quarreling. What she
ALICF, JOYCE GUY COOMBS JEHE AUSTIN MARY ROSS GE(.)RGE HOLLISTER, Jr. henry HALLAM
Producer, KENEAN DUEL
overhears causes her to see Harris as the scoundrel he is. Tom, unable to get the widow’s money from the swindler, gives Mrs. Boyden his own savings. Bess returns home and divests herself of the costly attire that had been purchased with stolen money.
Harris’s victims, learning how they have been swindled, descend upon the man’s offices. A furious struggle takes place. At the same time, a detective enters the private office and endeavors to place Harris under arrest. A shot fired by an infuriated victim hits the swindler, killing him instantly.
Longing for the peace of the country, Bess returns to the old farm. There she finds Tom. Her former love for him reawakens and she promises to be his wife.
Strong 1, 3 & 6~Sheet, Four-Color Lithographs for this Production