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The Scandal Monger (1911) Online
Original Title :
The Scandal Monger
Genre :
Movie / Short / Drama
Year :
1911
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.1/10

Joe Manly, a handsome young country lad who owns the village blacksmith shop, has just been married to the belle of the village, Jim Webster's daughter, Mary. Everything is going along ... See full summary

The Scandal Monger (1911) Online

Joe Manly, a handsome young country lad who owns the village blacksmith shop, has just been married to the belle of the village, Jim Webster's daughter, Mary. Everything is going along smoothly, until one day Mr. Forbes, a respectable gentleman who has stopped to have a loose shoe on his horse adjusted, meets Mary. Later, Mary again meets Mr. Forbes accidentally and is seen talking to him by Si Butterworth, the village gossip, who carries the news highly exaggerated to the villagers. The news at last reaches the ears of the husband, who becomes the laughing stock of the town. This preys upon his mind that he neglects his business and becomes a drunkard. His wife returns to her parents. The father of Mary, a very prominent citizen, runs down the source of gossip and threatens to horsewhip the author of it. The sheriff interfering saves Si from a whipping. The father seeks Mr. Forbes, the second innocent party and between them they effect a reconciliation between Mary and her husband. ...