Simon, the Jester


1915

Brief Synopsis

A man seeks out an old friend and enters his home only to be sucked into an all-consuming malady that originates in the soul of a beautiful and treacherous woman.

Film Details

Release Date
Sep 24, 1915
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Pathé Exchange, Inc.
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange, Inc.; Gold Rooster Plays
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Simon, the Jester by William John Locke (New York, 1909).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

After learning he has but six months to live, the wealthy Simon de Gex decides to tell no one of his impending death and to spend his fortune madly. He breaks off his engagement to Eleanor Faversham, then is approached in a park by a dwarf and enlisted in a plot to kill the deserting husband of the beautiful Lola, a cat trainer at the London Hippodrome. The murder plans are carried out in Paris; the dwarf stabs Lola's husband and Simon departs, only to be overcome by his sickness. Selflessly Lola nurses him back to health, but, ridiculed as low-class by Eleanor and Dale, Simon's secretary, she returns to the theater. Cured by a daring operation, Simon sets out to find Lola. His search is rewarded but coincides with the reappearance of the demented dwarf. In a fury of rejection, the dwarf accidentally blinds his beloved. Simon devotes himself to Lola, but she resists his proposals until a second miraculous operation restores her eyesight and frees her to marry in good conscience.

Film Details

Release Date
Sep 24, 1915
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Pathé Exchange, Inc.
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange, Inc.; Gold Rooster Plays
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Simon, the Jester by William John Locke (New York, 1909).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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