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A Pair of Foils (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy

A Pair of Foils (1913)

Short | Short, Comedy

An actor, preparing for a part in a romantic drama, grows tired of rehearsing a duel scene and falls asleep. He finds himself in a magnificent palace. Wandering about in increasing bewilderment through the unfamiliar surroundings, he at ...See moreAn actor, preparing for a part in a romantic drama, grows tired of rehearsing a duel scene and falls asleep. He finds himself in a magnificent palace. Wandering about in increasing bewilderment through the unfamiliar surroundings, he at last reaches the throne room where, alarmed by the noise of approaching trumpets, he hides himself behind the throne. Preceded by her obsequious court, a queen enters and sits on the throne behind which the actor is hidden. The queen is neither peculiarly young nor particularly beautiful, but she is intensely playful and has an affectionate disposition. Three princes enter and pay their addresses to the queen. None of them comes up to her ideal of a husband, however, and she dismisses them cavalierly. At this stage the hidden actor is discovered. He flees in terror, but is captured by guards in the courtyard below and dragged before the queen. She immediately falls violently in love with him and announces that she will marry him. Meanwhile the three rejected suitors have determined to revenge themselves on the haughty queen. Joining forces, they march to the castle and attack it. Within the castle all is mirth and revelry. The actor, unversed in the motions of the stately minuet, has succeeded in teaching the court the Turkey Trot and is dancing vivaciously with the queen. Suddenly the three suitors rush in at the head of their men. A general engagement ensues in which the queen's men are rapidly getting the worst of it. Then the actor takes a hand, fights all three princes at once and slays them. The hostile forces are routed and the castle is saved. The grateful queen covers her doughty champion with caresses. At this delightful moment the victorious hero awakes and finds that the queen's head, which has been resting affectionately on his shoulder, is really his fencing mask. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
William Wadsworth The Actor The Actor See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Alice Washburn The Queen The Queen See fewer	John Brown's Heir (1911)
Richard Neill First Prince First Prince See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
George Conway Second Prince Second Prince See fewer	A Pair of Foils (1913)
Richard Lett Black Duke Black Duke See fewer	The Show (2017)
Dan Mason First Councilor First Councilor See fewer	The Valley of the Giants (1927)
Edward O'Connor Second Councilor Second Councilor See fewer	The Gilded Kidd (1914)
Robert Milasch The Chamberlain The Chamberlain See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)