At the End of His Rope - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

"You'll have to ask father," declares Madge. Father, a redoubtable sheriff, is reading a poster promising a liberal reward for the arrest, dead or alive, of Slick-Fingered Matt. The poster shows a large, lifelike portrait of Matt. Rube ...See more"You'll have to ask father," declares Madge. Father, a redoubtable sheriff, is reading a poster promising a liberal reward for the arrest, dead or alive, of Slick-Fingered Matt. The poster shows a large, lifelike portrait of Matt. Rube interviews the sheriff, argues with him and finally fights with him. He is considerably worsted in the mix-up. The young couple decide to elope, but they lack money enough. The sheriff goes to the village and posts the reward notice, where it is viewed by Matt, whom the sheriff fails to recognize because Matt is using a baffling disguise, a large black moustache. Matt, however, is recognized by Rube, who decides to catch him and win the reward money. Matt knows the schoolteacher and sends a note to her telling her to dismiss school and meet him by appointment. The scene changes to the schoolroom, where Madge is blowing beans at the schoolteacher. She is in danger of severe punishment when Matt's note arrives and school is dismissed. Rube, in the meantime, arrives and flirts with the schoolteacher, but is settled by Matt, with a mallet. His prone form is concealed by the teacher. The sheriff arrives. The schoolteacher flirts with him and leads him on, all of which is seen by Madge at a window. In the meantime Rube revives and beats Matt, and Madge calls her mother, who finds the sheriff making undue advances to the schoolteacher. A general chase results, in which Madge follows the schoolteacher and Rube takes hotly after Matt. A posse of citizens, armed with brickbats, starts in pursuit. Matt gains a hayloft and the girl follows. Matt seeks to escape by a hoist, but, while he goes down one side, Rube goes up on the other, and vice versa, thus frustrating his opportunity to get away. Finally Madge jumps on a rope with Rube, and the crook is cornered, and both Matt and the schoolteacher taken into custody. Rube wins the reward money, which is more than sufficient for his elopement with Madge. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less