Almost a Winner
Directed by Phillips SmalleyBelmont, unknown to his wife, attends a poker party. His wife thought he was at a lodge meeting, but as the hours flew by and he did not return she went to bed. Belmont, having lost all his money starts home. In the meantime, however, and just as Mrs. Belmont was about to fall asleep she hears a noise in the room downstairs. It is "Slats" Kenne, a burglar who has gained entrance in the house. She goes downstairs and catches him looking into a closet. She throws him in and locks the door. She then rushes out and finds a policeman. "Slats" meanwhile, has taken off his coat, made a pillow of it and has gone to sleep. Belmont returns and hears "Slats" snore. He opens the closet door and awakens "Slats" The latter gets up, grapples with Belmont, throws him into the closet and runs away, leaving his coat on the floor. The wife and policeman return and release Belmont who explains and is corroborated by the Mrs. The cop goes away and turning a corner meets "Slats." Belmont meanwhile has gone through the coat and has found a large roll of bills, more than enough to offset his losses. He is happy, until the officer returns with the crook and takes the money from him, the crook telling him about it and offering him half. However, the officer keeps all the money and takes "Slats" off to jail, leaving Belmont disconsolate and heartbroken, so nearly recompensed for his expensive "lodge meeting."
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Almost a Winner was released on April 6, 1913.
Almost a Winner was directed by Phillips Smalley.
Almost a Winner has a runtime of 6m.
Belmont, unknown to his wife, attends a poker party. His wife thought he was at a lodge meeting, but as the hours flew by and he did not return she went to bed. Belmont, having lost all his money starts home. In the meantime, however, and just as Mrs. Belmont was about to fall asleep she hears a noise in the room downstairs. It is "Slats" Kenne, a burglar who has gained entrance in the house. She goes downstairs and catches him looking into a closet. She throws him in and locks the door. She then rushes out and finds a policeman. "Slats" meanwhile, has taken off his coat, made a pillow of it and has gone to sleep. Belmont returns and hears "Slats" snore. He opens the closet door and awakens "Slats" The latter gets up, grapples with Belmont, throws him into the closet and runs away, leaving his coat on the floor. The wife and policeman return and release Belmont who explains and is corroborated by the Mrs. The cop goes away and turning a corner meets "Slats." Belmont meanwhile has gone through the coat and has found a large roll of bills, more than enough to offset his losses. He is happy, until the officer returns with the crook and takes the money from him, the crook telling him about it and offering him half. However, the officer keeps all the money and takes "Slats" off to jail, leaving Belmont disconsolate and heartbroken, so nearly recompensed for his expensive "lodge meeting."
The key characters in Almost a Winner are Mr. Trimmins (Joseph Belmont).
Almost a Winner is a Short, Comedy film.