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  • Count Zarka (1914)
  • Short | 36 min | Short, Drama
Count Zarka (1914)
Short | 36 min | Short, Drama

Count Zarka is an unscrupulous nobleman, who entertains a strange hatred toward Prince Roel. Owing to the latter's activity in state affairs, Count Von Bernstein, a foreign ambassador, is anxious to put him out of the way, and Zarka is ...See moreCount Zarka is an unscrupulous nobleman, who entertains a strange hatred toward Prince Roel. Owing to the latter's activity in state affairs, Count Von Bernstein, a foreign ambassador, is anxious to put him out of the way, and Zarka is promised a large sum of money to accomplish this. Zarka intercepts a message the prince sends to Phillipa, in which he tells her that if she loves him she is to wear the red roses sent, and if not she is to wear the spray of white roses. Phillipa is much disturbed after she has worn the white roses and finds that she is overlooked by the prince. Zarka takes into his confidence three thugs and agrees with them to capture the prince, when he is least suspecting. This is accomplished when the prince goes out into the grounds to brood over his disappointment. Zarka, with the aid of his minions, overpowers and imprisons the prince in the former's castle. Zarka collects the money from Bernstein for the capture of the prince. Zarka's actions arouse suspicion, and it is revealed that the prince has been the victim of a plot. Galabin, Phillipa's brother, rents a house, which overlooks Zarka's castle. One day with a spy glass he recognizes the prince peering through a grated window. With a friend Galabin investigates. Seen by Zarka he escorts them into the castle, where Zarka seeks to poison him by dropping the contents of his hollow ring into the wine which is brought to them. He traps them later in the armory, from which they are subsequently released by a servant vindictive because of Zarka's harsh treatment. Phillipa. seeking her brother, accidentally meets Royda. The latter suspects Phillipa of being her rival and inveigles her into Zarka's castle. Going into the armory she snatches a rapier. A duel ensues in which Royda is slightly wounded. Royda is then in a more reasonable frame of mind and Phillipa tells her that she hates, not loves Zarka. Royda recognizing the count's perfidy, agrees to help Phillipa. They succeed in releasing the prince. At that moment Zarka comes upon them with his hirelings. Zarka pulls a lever and the center walk of the passage caves in leaving only a narrow ledge on either side. Royda and Galabin are precipitated into a dungeon into which a deluge of water pours. The prince struggles with Zarka on the narrow ledge, the count falling into the pit for which he had destined the others. Another battle ensues here between Galabin and the count. The prince and his party, having vanquished their foes above, soon release Royda and Galabin from their jeopardy, leaving the count to his fate. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Apr 1914 (United States)

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