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Between Father and Son (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

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Between Father and Son (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

Dan McGrane, contractor, leader of the political ring, holds his position by hard methods. The reform party, headed by Banker Blake, tries in vain to defeat him. McGrane loves a fight, whether with his hands or with the edged tools of ...See moreDan McGrane, contractor, leader of the political ring, holds his position by hard methods. The reform party, headed by Banker Blake, tries in vain to defeat him. McGrane loves a fight, whether with his hands or with the edged tools of political chicanery. The one soft spot in his heart is occupied by his son, Tom, and by Mary Malone, his ward. Jenkins, leader of the opposition, tempts Alderman Dobbs, who is a henchman of McGrane, to throw the latter at the next meeting of the board by pretending to be sick. This, it is figured, will kill a certain franchise and queer McGrane with the traction people. But on the appointed day McGrane, learning that Dobbs is not at his post, visits the latter, and after urging him to get out of bed, calls an ambulance. Dobbs is carried to the city hall on a stretcher and made to vote. Unable to beat McGrane at his own game, the opposition tries to put his son against him. This is achieved by Ada Blake, wife of the banker, who infatuates Tom and plays into her husband's hands. Tom has saved her life when on the golf course, she unwittingly approached too near a blast set by his father's men. On being appointed reform candidate, Tom is disowned by his father. Blake gives him a job in the bank as his private secretary. On the night of the election Tom's victory is celebrated at Blake's home. Ada Blake has been losing heavily at bridge, and one Mrs. DeLong threatens to tell her husband unless she pays up. Tom, on learning of this, offers to get the money from the bank. His father chances to see him making this untimely visit, and follows. A burglar enters the bank and, after holding Tom up, backs into the vault. With the remark that his can of nitroglycerin is now useless, he sets the can on the floor. At this moment McGrane enters, pistol in hand. The burglar points his gun at the can and threatens to blow all hands into eternity with the explosive. McGrane fires; the burglar fulfills his threat and is killed by the explosion. McGrane places in his dead hand the money Tom had stolen. Then he hustles Tom home. Under Mary's ministrations the two are reconciled. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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