A comedy in which a tramp finding the kitchen door of a farmhouse open, enters, and in the absence of the farmer and his wife, eats and drinks from the dinner temptingly spread on the table... See full summary
The Mystery of the Crimson Trail (1913) Online
A comedy in which a tramp finding the kitchen door of a farmhouse open, enters, and in the absence of the farmer and his wife, eats and drinks from the dinner temptingly spread on the table. The farmer returns and finding the intruder throws him out. To revenge himself the tramp takes a can of red paint and by splashing it on the walls of the farmhouse and along the walk and road simulates a trail of blood. The farmer, in the meanwhile, has found his daughter in the company of a young neighbor and objecting to the intimacy locks her in her room. With the aid of the young man and a ladder she escapes. The farmer finding the crimson trail and thinking a murder has been committed calls in the neighbors and they follow it. The young lover in the absence of the girl's parents kidnaps the justice of peace and with the tramp as witness, marries the girl.
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 | Margaret Risser | - | The Farmer's Daughter |