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The Little Skipper (1913)
Short | Drama, Short

The Little Skipper (1913)

Short | Drama, Short

Old Captain Hardson, tired of seafaring, sells his ship, the Liza Ann, intending to give the money to his two children, Robert and Alice. Alice is in love with Phil, a young fisherman, and the father threatens her with disinheritance ...See moreOld Captain Hardson, tired of seafaring, sells his ship, the Liza Ann, intending to give the money to his two children, Robert and Alice. Alice is in love with Phil, a young fisherman, and the father threatens her with disinheritance unless she marries the man of his choice. Alice refuses and quietly marries Phil. The old captain sends her from him, telling her she will never get any of his money. Some years later an old shipmate and friend of the captain dies, leaving his fortune of some $20,000 to the captain. In the meantime, Robert has married Margaret, a society belle. The captain determines to pay them a visit before giving his fortune to his son and departs for their home. Arriving there, he receives a very chilly welcome from his daughter-in-law, who sniffs at his pipe and is shocked by his manners. The captain, on one of his visits to the old wharf, meets two old cronies and invites them home to lunch with him. They reach his son's home, to find Robert and Margaret impatiently waiting. She becomes speechless with rage when the captain invites the two cronies to sit down at the table with them and passes the grog. She commands her husband to order them out, and leaves the table. Robert, fearing his wife's anger, does as he is bid, and the old captain and his friends leave. They wander down to the beach, and, while the two old cronies are commiserating with the captain, he suddenly sees a little boy playing in the water, who, in attempting to rescue his toy sailboat, has overreached and struggles in the deeper water. The captain rescues the little fellow at his own peril and when he brings him to the shore and hands the boy over to the anxious mother, who has come down to look for the lad. He discovers in her his own daughter, Alice. A happy re-union and reconciliation is brought about and the captain writes to his son Robert, telling him he has decided to "dock" with Alice and Phil and give his "cargo" of $40,000 to the little skipper. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Murdock MacQuarrie Captain Hardson (as James McQuarrie) Captain Hardson (as James McQuarrie) See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Edna Maison Alice Hardson, the Captain's Daughter Alice Hardson, the Captain's Daughter See fewer	Richelieu (1914)
Edward Alexander Phil, Alice's Sweetheart Phil, Alice's Sweetheart See fewer	The Chosen Prince, or the Friendship of David and Jonathan (1917)
Joseph Singleton Bob Hardson, the Captain's Son Bob Hardson, the Captain's Son See fewer	The Squaw Man (1914)
Grace Carlyle Margaret, Bob's Wife Margaret, Bob's Wife See fewer	The Eagle's Wings (1916)
Joe Mattice The Little Skipper The Little Skipper See fewer	While the Children Slept (1913)