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How Heroes Are Made
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Charles Parrott (Charley Chase)
Cast: Harry McCoy [the boy friend], Norma Nichols [the girl friend], Fred Opperman [the girl’s father], Chester Conklin [the boy friend’s rival], Frank Hayes [the boy friend’s rival’s father], Charles Parrott (Charley Chase) [the boy friend’s chum], [?] Mabel Normand?, [?] Al St. John?, [?] George Summerville (Slim Summerville)?
The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. / Released 14 November 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Kidnapping Lizzie.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? It has been arranged between the fathers that their children shall marry. When the young people meet, the intended husband, who is somewhat rakish in appearance, falls desperately in love with the girl, but she spurns him. He bribes two young men to kidnap the girl, in order that he may play the hero and rescue her. However, he does not know that one of the “kidnappers” is the young man whom Mabel really is in love with, and his confidential friend, who, of course, delight in the deception. The intended fails to find his courage under the influence of a gun held within an inch of his face. In the end, her desired lover marries the girl, and the coward is kicked out by the girl’s father.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 28 November 1914, page ?] A typical burlesque number in which the girl is pursued by an unwelcome suitor. He employs her sweetheart, unwittingly, to abduct her. The complications which follow are not extremely funny, but contain considerable amusement.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 12 November 2022.
References: Fussell-Normand p. 260; Lahue-Kops p. 149; Lahue-Mack p. 297 : Website-IMDb.
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