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  • Desperate Desmond Pursued by Claude Eclaire (1911)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
Desperate Desmond Pursued by Claude Eclaire (1911)
Short | Comedy, Short
There is a circus in town and Claude takes his beloved Rosamond to see the show. Desperate Desmond does the shadowing act, and watching for his opportunity, mounts a fleet ring horse, holds up Claude, takes the fair damsel and dashes away ...See moreThere is a circus in town and Claude takes his beloved Rosamond to see the show. Desperate Desmond does the shadowing act, and watching for his opportunity, mounts a fleet ring horse, holds up Claude, takes the fair damsel and dashes away to far off Borneo. After a moment's hesitation, Claude and the entire circus force, armed to the teeth, give chase to the bold and wicked villain. By devious paths, he finally reaches Borneo, where Gomgotez and various other wild men, fully armed, join him. With a motley crowd of Indians and cowboys, Claude soon beards the lion in his den. Cornered, Desmond fights, but manages to cross a wooden bridge spanning a swift-running stream. With Rosamond as a shield, he holds Claude at bay while the wild men start a bonfire on the bridge. A cruel and horrible fate awaits Beautiful Rosamond. She hangs suspended from the wooden span, and a terrible battle is being fought. Unable to reach his sweetheart, Claude and two of his men take a barrel of water and roll it to where the fire is raging, then backing away, a furious fusillade is exchanged. Curses! The bullets have struck the barrel and a myriad of streams issue forth thus putting out the fire. Presto! Rosamond is saved, and the villain and his minions are in full retreat. Desmond is finally caught and tied to a horse. He's permitted to enjoy a cross country drag that well nigh puts an end to his villainous existence. Claude, Rosamond and the brave lads return in triumph to the circus, while Desmond, thoroughly shaken up and bedraggled, picks himself up, nonchalantly puffs the inevitable cigarette, and begins to think how he "shall have her yet." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Tom Ricketts
Writer
Harry Hershfield (comic strip)
Producer
David Horsley
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Updated Nov 25, 1911
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Nov 25, 1911 (United States)

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William Ehfe
Claude Eclaire (as William C. Ehfe) Claude Eclaire (as William C. Ehfe)   See fewer
Repaid (1914)
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Eugenie Forde
Rosamond Rosamond   See fewer
Cameo Kirby (1923)
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