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On the Stroke of Twelve
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / [?] 955 or 1040 ? feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Lubin Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Lubin Manufacturing Company. / © 16 September 1908 by Siegmund Lubin [H115780]. Released 17 December 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Lubin promotional materials] In a Strange Town. A young lady coming to town where she has no kin and no friends. After having secured a boarding house she looks for work. No Work. Her search was in vain. Downhearted she sits at the table crying. A hunchback sitting at the same table takes pity on her and brings her to a cigar factory where she finds employment. The Proprietor. Going through the factory the young proprietor sees the newcomer. He returns to his office and sends a note to the foreman to send the new girl to his office. “You May Own the Factory but You Will Not Own Me.” The girl enters the proprietor’s office. He tries to embrace her, she repulses his attentions. After closing hours the proprietor again tries to force his attentions upon the unsuspecting girl but is surprised by the hunchback who offers her protection. The Legacy. The proprietor receives a letter calling his attention to the new girl, stating that she is the heir to a great fortune which must be claimed before September 30th, at the stroke of 12. To prove her identity she must show a necklace with half a heart and a birth mark in shape of a cross on the left shoulder. The proprietor who is a villain decides to rob the girl of her fortune. Trapped. With a lady accomplice in his office he calls for the girl. Unsuspectingly she enters, is at once drugged and robbed of her necklace. He then paints upon the left shoulder of his accomplice a cross resembling the one upon the girl’s shoulder. Both then leave to claim the fortune. Rescued. After a while the girl regains her consciousness. She cannot understand her disarranged appearance but finds the tell tale letter which explains all. She calls for help and is rescued by the foreman with whom she starts at once on her journey to the lawyer to claim her fortune. As the Clock Struck Twelve. The proprietor and his accomplice have proven their identity. It is just one minute of 12. Enter the young girl and the foreman. They denounce the proprietor and his accomplice and prove that she is the real heiress by saying “Her mark will wash off, mine will not.” The Work of Villainy. The villain and his accomplice are thrown into prison.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 23 April 2008.
References: Website-AFI.
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