The Masquerade Hero - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

McQuarrie's wife discovers an old Indian headdress in his trunk, and asks where he obtained it. McQuarrie modestly refuses to tell; she insists. He does not wish to tell her the truth so he makes up a story, and tells her how when a young ...See moreMcQuarrie's wife discovers an old Indian headdress in his trunk, and asks where he obtained it. McQuarrie modestly refuses to tell; she insists. He does not wish to tell her the truth so he makes up a story, and tells her how when a young chap he was in the west with two other fellows and they were attacked by a band of Indians. His two companions become frightened and hide under their bunks, but he braves the dozen Indians, and kills off one after another, until the last one is reached, then his ammunition is all gone, so they have a hand-to-hand fight with knives. Here he also wins and this headdress is that of the last Indian. In the midst of this story, their little son Jimmy has come into the room and is delighted to learn that his father is such a grand hero. Mother takes him upstairs, where on a table in his room is an Indian manikin with several others doing a war dance. Jimmy is put to bed and begins to dream of Indians. When his wife and son leave the room McQuarrie recalls what actually did happen when he secured this headdress. He is going to a masquerade, and arrives there very hilarious, and is not allowed to enter, so throws a brick through the window and then starts on a run. A very comical chase follows, which ends in McQuarrie throwing an Indian cigar sign in his pursuer's path, which is mistaken for him, thus he makes his escape. While reminiscent he falls asleep and dreams he has been caught by a band of Indians and is about to be burned at the stake. Meanwhile Jimmy dreams he is killing off Indians just as his father did, and begins to walk in his sleep. When he arrives in the dining room his father appears to be one of the hated Indians and he hits him on the head with the poker. The blow awakens father, who believes this is the Indians' work, but is readily knocked out by the blow. At that moment Jimmy also wakes up and mother comes into the room. Father is helped to bed. When the doctor arrives he announces McQuarrie will be all right in a few weeks. Then appears the moral: "Don't Lie to Your Family." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less