Lonely villa. All on account of the milk. Beast at bay.
Notes:
Mary Pickford, Holbrook Blinn, Irene Rich, George Walsh, Charles Belcher, Frank Leigh, Mathilde Comont, George Periolat, Bert Sprotte, Snitz Edwards, Madame de Bodamere, Philippe de Lacey, Donald McAlpin, Doreen Turner, Mario Carillo, Marian Nixon, Charles Farrell. Based on Don César de Bazan / [by] Adolphe Philippe Dennery [and} Philippe Francois Pinel. Credits were supplied from: AFI catalog, 1921-1930. Originally distributed by United Artists. Special features: three shorts starring Mary Pickford: The lonely villa (1909; 10 min.), All on account of the milk (1910; 11 min.) and, A beast at bay (1912; 11 min.)
Summary:
"The King of Spain falls in love with Rosita, a Spanish streetsinger, who in turn loves Don Diego, a penniless nobleman who defends her when the guards arrest her for singing a song lampooning the lusty king. Rosita and Don Diego are imprisoned; Don Diego is sentenced to die; and Rosita is summoned by the king and tempted with gifts of clothing and a luxurious villa. The king arranges a marriage between Rosita and Don Diego--both blindfolded--making Rosita a countess before she is to become a widow. The queen saves Don Diego's life by putting blank cartridges in the executioner's guns. Don Diego, feigning death, is brought to Rosita's villa and jumps up to earn his pardon by saving the king just as the bereaved Rosita raises her knife to stab him"--AFI catalog, 1921-1930
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