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Fate and Fugitive (1914)
Short | Drama, Short

Fate and Fugitive (1914)

Short | Drama, Short

At the dead of night Arthur Gregson is awakened by the stealing into his room of an intruder. Arthur's hand grasps tor the switch that will throw on the lights. When he feels the intruder at the foot of his bed he switches on the lights, ...See moreAt the dead of night Arthur Gregson is awakened by the stealing into his room of an intruder. Arthur's hand grasps tor the switch that will throw on the lights. When he feels the intruder at the foot of his bed he switches on the lights, and then, in his surprise, drops the switch and the lights go off again; the man at the foot of the bed and Arthur are perfect doubles. Then Arthur grasps for the switch again, but too late. The man is gone. In the morning Arthur thinks it all a dream. That afternoon Arthur meets Grace, whom he loves, and accompanies her on a shopping tour, which winds up at the exterior of a gypsy's stall. Grace is tempted to have her fortune told and Arthur enters with her. The gist of the fortunes are that Grace will leave hurriedly on a long trip, perhaps that day, and that Arthur will follow after her. But Arthur laughingly produces a letter showing that a wonderful business opportunity is his if he does not leave the city, and he shakes his head; he would not follow Grace. Grace is the reverse of flattered, and this leads to a young lovers' quarrel. Sure enough, the summons comes to Grace to go west to take up her dying brother's ranch, and Arthur arrives to "make up" too late as she is gone. Arthur then attempts to return an engagement ring and get his money back, and quarrels with the jeweler. That night his double again crosses his path, to rob this jewelry store and Arthur is on the scene to be arrested and identified as the culprit when the watchman is found killed. At the trial Arthur is convicted but he prefers flight to imprisonment and makes a spectacular escape. In the west, not hearing from Arthur, Grace is tempted to accept the attentions of Tom Jackson, the unscrupulous sheriff. But Arthur arrives, explains and is secreted by Grace. Tom, jealous and suspicious, finds out about Arthur and sends to the city for a man to come and get him. This man arrives and the sheriff is elated at the prospect of getting rid of a rival. The same day, a wire comes, and the real culprit has been caught. Jackson finally yields to a sudden impulse, says nothing of the telegram and persuades Arthur that suicide is the best way out for him before any one else learns that Arthur is not the man. But Grace makes the discovery, and is the means of stopping Arthur in his intention. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Lee Shumway Arthur Gregson (dual role) (as Leon C. Shumway) Arthur Gregson (dual role) (as Leon C. Shumway) See fewer	Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
Velma Whitman Grace Grace See fewer	Some Boy (1917)
George Routh Sheriff Tom Jackson Sheriff Tom Jackson See fewer	While the Children Slept (1913)
Robert Gray Actor Actor See fewer	The Great Radium Mystery (1919)