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Curlew Corliss (1916)
Short | Short, Western

Curlew Corliss (1916)

Short | Short, Western

Curlew Corliss, one of the happy family of cowboys at Bar Ranch, falls in love with Tina, a schoolteacher, who comes to teach in that district. Curlew doesn't find the courage to propose, but he bought a ranch preliminary to getting "...See moreCurlew Corliss, one of the happy family of cowboys at Bar Ranch, falls in love with Tina, a schoolteacher, who comes to teach in that district. Curlew doesn't find the courage to propose, but he bought a ranch preliminary to getting "hitched." About this time a not-too-scrupulous individual drifted into town calling himself Frank Evans, whom Curlew discovers with Tina and is introduced to as an old friend of hers. Curlew has a terrible struggle trying to get the proposing point and finally decides to ask her or "bust in his boots," but just as he is warmed up to the occasion, the boys come along and break in with an impromptu serenade. Curlew sees a necklace advertised in a catalogue for $2.98 and thinks this would help his cause with the teacher, so he sends for one. Evans plays on hard luck and it occurs to him that there are other ways of getting money. Curlew waits anxiously for the stage on the day the necklace should arrive, but the stage is held up and the mail sack stolen. Curlew is one of the searching party for the robber, and finds the paper addressed to him in which the necklace, had been wrapped and the black mask which the robber had thrown away. Tina sees the mask sticking out of Curlew's pocket and remembers Tina hearing one of the boys kidding him about marrying her and that Curlew answered, if he could only get hold of some money. Her suspicions are aroused. When Curlew calls, determined to ask Tier, necklace or no necklace, he is told that she has left with Evans. So Curlew is left alone with his disappointment. In the course of time, a widow Mrs. Gregory, comes to Tower and starts a home restaurant, which is well patronized by the boys. Sanderson, a rancher, falls for the widow. Curlew lives alone on his place, but comes into town and takes a flier at the new restaurant and soon he and Sanderson are the widow's star eaters. Before the opening of school again, Tina returns, with Evans, and when Curlew angrily encounters Evans in the restaurant, the widow introduces him as her son. Sanderson doesn't like the idea of the widow's having a son and leaves, but Curlew, lonely and needing someone to take care of his home, begins to propose to her. She stops him, telling him that she is too old for him and wants someone like Sanderson who can take care of her in luxury. Curlew cannot eat and goes out into the saloon where he finds Sanderson telling the bartender that the widow is old enough to be his mother. Curlew persuades him with a gun to change his mind and propose to her. Curlew, waiting near the kitchen door while Sanderson gets through with his proposal, is confronted by Tina, who has been visiting with her mother, the widow. She is friendly to him and as they talk, he sees the necklace about her neck. She tells him that her brother gave it to her and Curlew has a clue to the robber. When Evans returns, Curlew suggests that they are still looking for the robber and that it might be healthier for him in another state, and he guiltily starts off. Tina overhears them and her doubts are removed. Their happiness is assured as she is taken in Curlew's arms. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Art Acord Curlew Corliss Curlew Corliss See fewer	Set Free (1927)
Nita Davis Tina Gregory Tina Gregory See fewer	The Madonna of the Night (1916)
John Gough Frank Evans Frank Evans See fewer	Border Justice (1924)
Dixie Stratton Mrs. Gregory Mrs. Gregory See fewer	This Is the Life (1915)
Lawrence Peyton John Sanderson (as Larry Peyton) John Sanderson (as Larry Peyton) See fewer	Martin Eden (1914)
Pete Morrison Bill Bill See fewer	The Desperate Game (1925)
Molly Shafer Mrs. White Mrs. White See fewer	Purity (1916)
Joe Massey Joe Joe See fewer	In a Prohibition Town (1916)

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