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Jackstraws (1916)
Short | Short, Drama

Jackstraws (1916)

Short | Short, Drama

Against her aunt's wishes, Lilian Harrington makes a runaway match with Billy Travers. Her aunt disowns her, giving her all her own money, consisting of $2,000. She tells Lilian that Billy is a worthless fortune-hunter and not to return ...See moreAgainst her aunt's wishes, Lilian Harrington makes a runaway match with Billy Travers. Her aunt disowns her, giving her all her own money, consisting of $2,000. She tells Lilian that Billy is a worthless fortune-hunter and not to return home when he has spent all her money. Billy has taken $2,000 from the company which employed him in order to get Lilian, counting on her money to put it back before he is found out. He is obliged to tell his wife of his shortage, and she gives him all her money to make up his debt. Billy intends to replace it, but gambles it away. He arrives home drunk and demands his wife to give him more money. Lilian refuses to do this and he is sentenced to jail for a year. Through the efforts of Stuart Winthrop, Assistant District Attorney and the help of her divorce. Lillian's greatest friend, Marjorie Kerwin, has always had her heart set on having Lilian marry her brother, Donald, and when the girl is freed she sets out to bring the two together. Billy is released from jail and joins a band of counterfeiters whom Winthrop is after. Mrs. Harrington meets with a fatal accident a few weeks later in front of the Sunset Inn, a questionable roadhouse, and is carried inside, telling the frightened Lilian to send for Stuart Winthrop. Billy, arriving at the inn around midnight, cashes a counterfeit $100 bill and sees Winthrop enter the inn hurriedly. Billy watches Winthrop go to the room and sees Lilian as the door is opened. Mrs. Harrington dies, making Lilian her heir. Donald Kerwin stops at the Sunset Inn in the morning for gasoline. There to his surprise he sees his friend Stuart Winthrop get in a machine and start off with a girl. Donald and Lillian meet and the inevitable happens, Lilian finally consenting to marry him. Winthrop, conducting Lillian's affairs of business, is thrown more or less into contract with the girl. Donald is jealous. Billy is caught passing a counterfeit bill and the den is raided. Billy escapes, however, after shooting a detective. After weeks of hiding. Billy reads of the marriage to take place the next day between Donald Kerwin and his former wife, Lilian Harrington. Hatred makes him forget his caution. He goes to the home of Kerwin, determined to tell him of the affair at the inn as he saw it, and he is seen by a detective who follows him. Donald is at a bachelor farewell supper and there takes more champagne than usual. He returns home to find Billy waiting for him. The detective gets word to Winthrop by the driver of Donald's car that he has Billy. Billy tells him of what he considers Lilian's "escapade" at the Sunset Inn with Winthrop. Donald knocks him down and is about to beat him up when across his mind flashes the memory of seeing Winthrop leave the inn with a girl whose face he did not see. Blinded by fumes of wine and with all his jealousy aroused, Donald pulls out a revolver and taking Billy he goes to Lilian's home. Winthrop and detectives follow him, the lawyer coming in at the critical moment of Donald's questioning. Billy, knowing Donald's condition, counts on his shooting Winthrop in a jealous rage, but though the boy draws the revolver he cannot commit the actual crime. A sudden realization of the wrong he was about to commit sweeps over him as he faces Winthrop. He drops the gun, and Billy, knowing his game is up, makes a last effort to get the attorney himself. He is prevented by detectives watching from outside and is taken away. An understanding is quickly arrived at, and it all ends happily. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Lucy Payton Lillian Harrington Lillian Harrington See fewer	The Lure of the Mask (1915)
Adelaide Bronti Mrs. John Harrington Mrs. John Harrington See fewer	Saved from the Harem (1915)
George Routh Billy Travers Billy Travers See fewer	While the Children Slept (1913)
Cecil Van Auker Stuart Winthrop Stuart Winthrop See fewer	Flame of Youth (1920)
Allan Forrest Donald Kerwin Donald Kerwin See fewer	Pampered Youth (1925)
Evelyn Page Marjorie Kerwin Marjorie Kerwin See fewer	The Scapegrace (1916)