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Get Rich Quick (1911) Online
1911 William Russell William Garwood Marguerite Snow
Original Title :
Get Rich Quick
Genre :
Movie / Short / Drama
Year :
1911
Cast :
William Russell,William Garwood,Marguerite Snow
Type :
Movie
Time :
13min
Rating :
5.2/10

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A young working man, with a steady job, good health and the wife he loves devotedly, is thoroughly happy, but the woman is not. She hates her shabby clothes and her narrow surroundings and is constantly hoping and praying that good fortune will knock at their door. One of Jack's friends is a shifty individual, who lives by his wits. With another acquaintance he evolves a "get-rich-quick" scheme that promises great returns, to the promoters. The two crooks want the working man with them, figuring that his good reputation and the confidence that his fellow workers repose in him will be a valuable asset. The young man refuses, but his wife insists. She tells him that the world owes him a living, and that she wants to be somebody, and not a nobody. And to fulfill her dreams he consents. Like other propositions of its kind, this is a swindle from the start. The crooks regard everything that comes in as theirs, and prevent money going out by false promises of wonderful profits. Jack takes ...
Cast overview:
William Russell William Russell - Bunco artist
William Garwood William Garwood - The Husband
Marguerite Snow Marguerite Snow - The Wife
Marie Eline Marie Eline - Daughter of poor widow
Harry Benham Harry Benham - Undetermined Role

This film was presented at Cinefest 2001 in Syracuse, New York, as part of the one-hour presentation "Tribute to Thanhouser" hosted by Edwin W. Thanhouser (grandson of producer Edwin Thanhouser).


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This film pictures a young married couple, poor and discontented, then rich with ill-gotten gains, which they give back, become poor again and in poverty find the happiness they sought for. It teaches a healthy lesson, but it is like some old-style Sunday school story books; it is far from convincing. The Thanhouser Company has skillful players and they did remarkably well with this story. The poor widow was pictured very well indeed, except in the scene where the hero dreams he sees her out in the cold. It was meant to be a piteous picture, but, perhaps because the actress was thinking of "The Two Orphans," she looked as though she wanted to smile. It was affecting to the hero though, for he pulled open the drawer of the table and there was the pistol. His wife keeps him from killing himself for shame of his deeds and he decides to give the money back to the poor people whom he decides to give the money back to the poor people whom he has legally robbed. Skillful acting makes this play, just as it is, acceptable, but it might have been a great deal better. - The Moving Picture World, June 10, 1911