The Chef's Downfall (1912) Online
Jacques Proudhon was an ambitious chef, who posed as a French Count, in order to obtain the hand of a rich girl, whose father had designs to obtain his daughter a titled husband. Jacques carried the game through very well by the aid of a disguise and much effrontery, but he reckoned without his host. In his case his host was a fellow menial, a woman servant, with whom the chef had dallied, who at the psychological moment gave Jacques away. The disguise of the bogus Count was penetrated and justice was done.
| Cast overview: | |||
 | John R. Cumpson | - | The Chef (as J.R. Cumpson) |
 | Grace Lewis | - | Anna Travers |
 | Vivian Prescott | - | The Cook |
 | Frank Hall Crane | - | James Thornton (as E. Crane) |
Released as a split reel along with the comedy-drama A Change of Stripes (1912).