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A News Item (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy

A News Item (1913)

Short | Short, Comedy

Chester and Pearl are sweethearts. Belmont also admires Pearl and is jealous of Chester. He causes to be inserted in the newspaper an announcement of Chester's forthcoming nuptials with a wealthy society girl. He shows the newspaper to ...See moreChester and Pearl are sweethearts. Belmont also admires Pearl and is jealous of Chester. He causes to be inserted in the newspaper an announcement of Chester's forthcoming nuptials with a wealthy society girl. He shows the newspaper to Pearl. She is indignant and asks Belmont to get her letters back from Chester. Belmont promises to do so and goes to Chester's rooms. He gets the letters and is about to depart when Chester returns. He hides in a box couch. Chester enters, and notices that his desk is open and discovers Belmont. Pearl telephones to him and berates him for his duplicity. He shoots off a revolver and she thinks he has killed Belmont. Chester sits on the couch and catches Belmont's hand. Belmont spends an uncomfortable ten minutes. Chester decides to visit Pearl. He does so. Belmont succeeds in getting out and also goes to Pearl's house. Chester explains that the news item is false. Belmont enters and attempts to give Pearl the letters she wrote to Chester. Chester takes them end upon his confronting Belmont he confesses that he made up the story to win Pearl. She forces him to go and Chester is left in full possession of the field and Pearl's love. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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3 cast members

Name	Known for
Pearl White Pearl Pearl See fewer	The Perils of Pauline (1914)
Chester Barnett Chester Chester See fewer	The Ancient Mariner (1925)
Joseph Belmont Belmont Belmont See fewer	Prejudice (1922)