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The Revenge of the Steeple-Jack (1915)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Revenge of the Steeple-Jack (1915)

Short | Short, Drama

They were a strangely assorted pair, the civil engineer and the steeplejack. The engineer was gay and companionable, the steeplejack, brooding and surly, yet they were great friends. To the engineer came an important piece of work, that of...See moreThey were a strangely assorted pair, the civil engineer and the steeplejack. The engineer was gay and companionable, the steeplejack, brooding and surly, yet they were great friends. To the engineer came an important piece of work, that of repairing the scaffolding about the giant chimney of the local lighting company. He relied upon the steeplejack to do the dangerous work and the steeplejack accepted the mission with his usual air of indifference. About this time a girl came into their lives. She was related to the landlady of their boarding house, and had come to the little town to spend her vacation. The engineer was smitten at first sight and paid much attention to the girl. Neither of them realized that the steeplejack was also in love. One evening while out on the grounds, the engineer proposed to the girl and was accepted. Unseen by them the steeplejack was watching them and he bitterly vowed to be revenged upon the girl he loved and the man who had always been his friend. The next day while the steeplejack was at work on the top of the chimney stack he saw the girl approaching and hastily descended. He met her as though by accident, told her that the young engineer had been injured "over near the light house" and that he was on his way to a doctor. The girl declared she would go to the engineer at once and the steeplejack gave her directions. The girl was a stranger and did not know that the route he advised was over a dangerous quicksand where many lives had been lost. She hurried off while the steeplejack returned to the top of the chimney and watched her. A few moments later the engineer clambered to the top of the stack to inspect the work. The steeplejack grasped him by the arm, pointed off and said "Look." The engineer gazed, saw his betrothed hastening into the quicksand. As he watched she stopped and he could see that she was trapped. The steeplejack pulled a revolver, pointed it at his friend and chuckled. "If she won't marry me," he said, "she won't marry you. We will stand here and see the last of her." The engineer realized that the steeplejack had gone mad. He grappled with the steeplejack and a fierce fight ensued, 175 feet above the ground. The steeplejack was the stronger, freed himself from his opponent's grasp, took a step backward, missed his footing, and, with a wild cry, fell headlong to the ground below. The engineer, unnerved by his terrible experience, managed to control himself just the same, hastened to the ground, and, mounting his horse, galloped madly to the quicksand and saved his sweetheart. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Harris Gordon Joel Frazer Joel Frazer See fewer	The Mill on the Floss (1915)
John Lehnberg Ben - the Steeplejack Ben - the Steeplejack See fewer	A Bird of Prey (1916)
Mignon Anderson Marguerite Frost Marguerite Frost See fewer	The Mill on the Floss (1915)
Carey L. Hastings Marguerite's Aunt Mary Marguerite's Aunt Mary See fewer	The Man Without a Country (1917)