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Destiny's Boomerang (1916)
Short | Short, Thriller

Destiny's Boomerang (1916)

Short | Short, Thriller

Margaret Lyle is the daughter of a retired soap manufacturer who is ambitious to shine socially. William Carlton, a wealthy young bachelor, has courted her persistently, but her father does not approve of his attentions. Margaret thinks ...See moreMargaret Lyle is the daughter of a retired soap manufacturer who is ambitious to shine socially. William Carlton, a wealthy young bachelor, has courted her persistently, but her father does not approve of his attentions. Margaret thinks she loves William and her mother is friendly. William proposes, is accepted, but the ambitious old man refuses permission. Karl Von Koenig, a German, is in destitute circumstances, and failing to receive a long-expected letter, has become despondent and in desperation decides to end his troubles. He leaves a note in his room to the effect that he is unable to get home to fight for his country and as the only employment he can obtain is in a munitions factory, he prefers death to making bullets to slay his own brothers, and proceeds upon his way. William leaves the Lyle home feeling that he has been insulted and humiliated. He is startled by the stopping of his car. He goes to the assistance of his victim, none other than Karl, painfully but not seriously injured. Karl improves rapidly, but he has forgotten his past. William takes him to his home when he is able to leave the hospital, feeling he is responsible for Karl's future. The soap manufacturer spends much of his time in his library and his wife discovers that his favorite book is "The Titled Families of Europe." When Margaret and William learn this they hit on a plan to hold the old man up to ridicule and thereby perhaps amenable to their determination to wed. Once decided on, the plot quickly develops and Karl, in gratitude for William's kindness, agrees to help. The plan is to introduce Karl as a German nobleman, have him court Margaret and propose marriage and then give the facts as to Karl's real identity to the newspapers, whereupon the plotters figure that Margaret's father will readily agree to a hasty marriage between Margaret and William and thereby attract the attention of the press away from the old gentleman and his bogus count. The plan works without a hitch. Count Karl is enthusiastically welcomed by Margaret's father and after a brief courtship is accepted as a prospective son-in-law without delay. As arranged between the conspirators, Karl is to leave town as soon as this result has been accomplished. Margaret and Karl realize the joke is really on them, for during the many meetings which occurred, while the bogus courtship lasted, they had become very fond of each other. Margaret's father next morning reads of the hoax perpetrated upon him and is furious with rage. Karl arrives at the station and is surprised to meet Margaret, who tells him she intends to go with him, as she considers she is his promised wife with her father's consent. Karl tries to remonstrate with her, but Margaret will not be denied and the young couple board the train and ride off together. Margaret's family and William are shocked when they receive a wire informing them of Margaret's marriage to Karl. The father now realizes that the joke is on William instead of himself and wires his forgiveness. Afterward it develops that Karl is none other than Count Von Koenig. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Fred Montague Jasper Lyle (as Frederick Montague) Jasper Lyle (as Frederick Montague) See fewer	Cameo Kirby (1914)
Mae Talbot Mrs. Jasper Lyle (as Mary Talbot) Mrs. Jasper Lyle (as Mary Talbot) See fewer	Gloriana (1916)
Patricia Palmer Margaret Lyle (as Margaret Gibson) Margaret Lyle (as Margaret Gibson) See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
William Clifford William Carlton William Carlton See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
Victor Rodman Karl von Koenig (as Victor Rottman) Karl von Koenig (as Victor Rottman) See fewer	Trapping the Bachelor (1916)