A Working Girl's Romance - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Nell Goodwin, a little glove maker in a large silk glove factory, is supporting her mother, brother and sisters with her work. She is engaged to Bob Templeton, who is also a factory worker. Neither feels justified in getting married, ...See moreNell Goodwin, a little glove maker in a large silk glove factory, is supporting her mother, brother and sisters with her work. She is engaged to Bob Templeton, who is also a factory worker. Neither feels justified in getting married, because a heavy mortgage is hanging over the cottage. Nell is discouraged, and one day while working in the factory, she decides to take a chance with Dame Fortune. She writes a little note and slips it into one of the new gloves that has just been completed, irons it out carefully, and places it in a box to go out with all of the other gloves. The next scene shows the glove being purchased in a big New York department store by Marion Van Brown. The scene changes to the drawing room of Marion's home. She is a very badly spoiled heiress and is engaged to Jack Montague, a young New York broker. Jack has a run of hard luck in Wall Street, and he goes to Marion for comfort. She becomes furious that he has lost so much money, quarrels with him and breaks the engagement. The rival suitor for her hand, Count de Beaumont, arrives just after the girl has quarreled with her fiancé. He invites her to go to the opera, and as Jack leaves the house angrily, she goes upstairs to get her wraps. Entering the room, she opens the box of new gloves and starts to put them on, when she sees the little note. It reads: "To whoever finds this message: I am a working girl. I'm trying so hard to support mother, Jimsy and Bessie. My sweetheart. Bob, and I want to get married, but we can't afford it with mother so sick and the mortgage on our cottage, and Bob's mother must be cared for as well. Maybe some lady who receives this can give me some advice so that my dreams may come true. Nell Goodwin, Address." Marion picks up the photograph of Jack Montague, and realizes that she has been treating him unfairly. She decides to visit the little girl who wrote the letter. She arrives at the factory the next morning and sends in her card to the manager, who summons Nell. Marion is taken to Nell's house. There Marion sees what happiness and good cheer can exist in dire poverty when happiness is predominant. She sees Nell wait on her invalid mother, the little youngsters cheerfully helping. Bob Templeton, Nell's sweetheart, comes to lunch and Marion meets him. Marion learns her lesson. Telling him and them after a frugal meal that she must go for the train, Marion sends her maid out to buy a lot of good things for the family, and leaves a note in an envelope addressed to Nell, which the mother promises to deliver the next morning. Marion telegraphs Jack: "Forgive me, I love you better poor than ever before. Meet me at the six-ten train from Buffalo. Marion." Marion is seen on the train, and a flash back shows Nell opening the envelope to find a check for $500 for a little wedding gift. Jack meets Marion at the depot. When Jack asks for an explanation, Marion shows him the note. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less