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The Woman in Black
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Maurice Costello and Robert Gaillard
Cast: Maurice Costello [Dick Coles], Mary Charleson [the woman in black], Gladden James [McFall]
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Frank Condon. / Released 23 March 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? On a rainy Sunday afternoon, Dick Coles, a young idler, finds himself bored and in want of excitement. He goes to a fashionable restaurant, where he meets McFall, who is apparently on the same quest. They strike up an acquaintance, and McFall soon has three other lonesome ones in the party. The conversation touches the lack of romance in great cities. Coles chances to see a weeping female on the other side of the room. Excusing himself to the others, he goes over to her, makes her acquaintance and proffers his sympathy. She at first refuses his kindly assistance, but calls him over again and suggests that he and his friends help her by accompanying her in a taxi for a short distance. McFall is the only one who is apparently unwilling, but finally they laugh him into coming too. When they get out of the taxi and wait for her to come back from some point around the comer, they discover that they have been robbed. All vow vengeance. Coles determines to land the offender. At police headquarters she is identified from Coles’ description and her game is recognized as an old one. Cole is informed that her next stop is likely to be Philadelphia. By chance he connects McFall with the woman, and though nearly thrown off the track for a time, he resorts to disguise and lands both the woman and McFall, her accomplice.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 13 September 2023.
References: Website-IMDb.
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