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The Impostor (I) (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Impostor (I) (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Bob Marks is an impostor who fakes blindness as an excuse to beg. His most profitable stand is at the entrance of a church. The parson suspects he is a fraud and orders him away. Marks goes home and finds in the squalid rooms next to his ...See moreBob Marks is an impostor who fakes blindness as an excuse to beg. His most profitable stand is at the entrance of a church. The parson suspects he is a fraud and orders him away. Marks goes home and finds in the squalid rooms next to his that his neighbor, Mrs. Haze, is seriously ill, attended only by her little daughter Runa. At the woman's request, Marks hastily goes for a parson and a doctor. When he arrives at the parson's house the servant will not admit him, so he writes a short note, saying that the dying woman wishes to see the parson and gives it to the servant to deliver. At the same time the parson receives a letter from one of his rich parishioners, stating that her father would probably contribute to his foreign mission fund if he would call at the house at once. Parson ponders over the two letters; the poor he knows he has always with him, but the chance to get a contribution for the fund does not come every day, so decides to visit the rich parishioner. Meanwhile, Marks brings the doctor to the poor woman, and at the doctor's request Marks hurries to the nearest drugstore to get a prescription filled. The parson is disappointed when he arrives at the rich parishioner's house and discovers that the parishioner is very ill and cannot attend to him. He then decides to visit the poor woman. As he passes the drug store he sees and recognizes Marks, who has now discarded all pretense to blindness. He informs a policeman and they pursue Marks. When Marks gets back with the medicine the poor woman is dead. He promises the doctor that he will quit his dishonest method of making a living and take care of the little orphan. As the doctor looks to see that the truth is in his eyes he discovers that Marks has simulated blindness for so long that his eyes are actually in danger. He is applying a remedy when the parson and police enter. They see the doctor attending his eyes and go away thinking that the parson was mistaken. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Paul Scardon Bob Marks Bob Marks See fewer	Partners of the Night (1920)
Runa Hodges Runa Haze - The Orphan Runa Haze - The Orphan See fewer	A Fool There Was (1915)
Edward Cecil Doctor West Doctor West See fewer	The Beast (1916)
Mabel Wright The Heiress The Heiress See fewer	Alice in Wonderland (1931)
George De Carlton The Rector The Rector See fewer	Life Without Soul (1915)