Shorty Escapes Marriage
Cast & Crew
Richard Stanton
Shorty Hamilton
Charles Swickard
Thomas Chatterton
Rhea Mitchell
Miss Midgley
Film Details
Synopsis
While out looking for cattle, Shorty is taken prisoner by Mexican soldiers. Meanwhile, a letter arrives for him saying that an Eastern girl will soon be coming who will inherit a fortune if she marries Shorty within two weeks. Two ranch hands greet her and one arranges to be Shorty's proxy, however, the girl and the ranch hand fall in love and then substitute his name for Shorty's on the marriage license. Shorty sends word through a Spanish girl that he is being held prisoner, and the ranchers attempt to rescue him. In the end, Shorty escapes marriage and returns to the Spanish girl who helped him.
Director
Richard Stanton
Cast
Shorty Hamilton
Charles Swickard
Thomas Chatterton
Rhea Mitchell
Miss Midgley
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Trivia
Notes
The film was released in two parts of two reels each. Part one was released April 29, 1914; part two was released May 6, 1914. This film, part of the "Shorty" series, was also known as Shorty's Escape from Matrimony.
