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Jerry's Stratagem (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

Jerry's Stratagem (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

Jerry continues to woo the daughter of a millionaire, despite the objections of the parent. The father determines to put an end to the courting and summons the police. The presence of the policeman does not bother Jerry, but it causes a ...See moreJerry continues to woo the daughter of a millionaire, despite the objections of the parent. The father determines to put an end to the courting and summons the police. The presence of the policeman does not bother Jerry, but it causes a heated argument between the father and the persistent wooer, and when the guardian of the law attempts to interfere he is knocked unconscious by his own club, of which Jerry gains possession. Other policemen are attracted and they arrest Jerry and the millionaire. At the jail Jerry manages to get hold of another club, and as he is about to be cast into a cell he brings the club down on the keeper's head and manages to escape, after locking the father in a cell. Jerry appropriates the use of a patrol wagon to himself and drives off again to woo the girl. He comes across some men who are enjoying themselves at archery. Interested, Jerry happens to get in the way of the flying arrows and arouses the indignation of the sportsmen. They kick Jerry about and then start to fight among themselves regarding the manner of scoring the shots which struck the intruder. In the meantime Jerry grabs several bows and some arrows and escapes. As Jerry arrives at his sweetheart's home, he sees the father coming along. Jerry drives his patrol wagon behind the house and prepares a note for the girl, which he attaches to one of the arrows. Attracting her attention by whistling, he is about to shoot the arrow with the note to her when the father is attracted. The millionaire starts out of the house in a hurry to get Jerry, but he is held off by a volley of arrows. Jerry sends the note to the girl through the air, and it is a proposal of elopement. The girl makes a rope of the bed clothing, lets herself down from the second floor and with Jerry starts off in the patrol wagon for a minister. The father telephones the police, who hurry from the station house to respond to the call, but they are astonished when they discover that their patrol wagon is gone. As they hurry to the millionaire's home by foot, Jerry and the girl are speeding away, and they make their escape along the road to happiness without further interference. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
George Ovey Jerry Jerry See fewer	The Pirate of Panama (1929)
Claire Alexander Madge - the Millionaire's Daughter Madge - the Millionaire's Daughter See fewer	Child of M'sieu (1919)
Louis Fitzroy The Millionaire The Millionaire See fewer	Making Matters Worse (1915)
Janet Sully The Housekeeper The Housekeeper See fewer	Making Matters Worse (1915)
Margaret Cullington The Maid The Maid See fewer	Father's Close Shave (1920)
Jefferson Osborne The Police Sergeant The Police Sergeant See fewer	The Last Egyptian (1914)
George George Undetermined Secondary Role Undetermined Secondary Role See fewer	Jerry's Revenge (1915)