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The Little Scapegoat
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Irma Dawkins [the little scapegoat], Rea Martin [the scapegoat’s cousin], Jack Mulhall [Jack, the bachelor], Mrs. LaVarnie (Laura La Varnie) [Jack’s mother], Gus Pixley [the butler]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 14 May 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Alone and in poverty after her father died, she came to live with her rich relatives and was coldly treated. They made a servant of her, which had one good result: the old butler could risk being kind to her. A wealthy young man and a foreign fortune-hunter were suitors for her rich cousin's hand. The count proposed an elopement, and after a petulant tiff with Jack the girl consented to meet him under the trees on the night of the bridge party. The little scapegoat saw the scene between them, urged her cousin not to be foolish, and took her place, just in time to avert the wrath of her mother, whom Jack brought to the spot. The ruse worked temporarily, but Jack's suspicions lingered, and the butler, stepping in when he heard the little scapegoat blamed, told what he, too had seen. Both he and the scapegoat were discharged, and promptly re-engaged by Jack. At his home they found a far different atmosphere, and in time Jack took courage to ask the big question of the girl he had come to love under such odd circumstances.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 21 December 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
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