MOVIE · 1919
The Mayor of Filbert
“As it turns out, the real Mayor Schmidt isn't dead. Complications ensue.”
Corrupt saloonkeeper and mayor Johnson Schmidt hits his head during a reform conference, leading activists to mistakenly believe he is dead. Finding a down-and-out stranger named Charles Smith who looks identical to Schmidt, the group gets him to pose as the mayor. The real Schmidt survives with amnesia, while Smith falls in love and reforms after saving a woman from a brawl. Henchmen accidentally shoot the real Schmidt upon his return, revealing the two men are twin brothers; Smith wins the next election and marries.
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The Mayor of Filbert
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Story
Corrupt saloonkeeper and mayor Johnson Schmidt hits his head during a reform conference, leading activists to mistakenly believe he is dead. Finding a down-and-out stranger named Charles Smith who looks identical to Schmidt, the group gets him to pose as the mayor. The real Schmidt survives with amnesia, while Smith falls in love and reforms after saving a woman from a brawl. Henchmen accidentally shoot the real Schmidt upon his return, revealing the two men are twin brothers; Smith wins the next election and marries.
CAST
Featured cast
Jack RichardsonMayor Johnson Schmidt
Belle BennettMollie Vaughn
J. Barney SherryDr. Loring
Ben AlexanderCarroll
George C. PearceRoyal Denman
Wilbur HigbyRoger Taft
William DyerMike McCarthy
Joseph SingletonJim GrimesMORE TO EXPLORE
