Taking a Chance (1912) Assista Online Gratis

• 68%
• 1912
• Drama
• Romance

Captain Mills and his wife, Flo, with their little child, Blanche, are a very happy family. At the post where he is stationed is Lieut. Fuller, who is a constant visitor to the home of the captain, and is madly infatuated with the captain's wife, but Flo is too happy in her love for her husband to notice the admiring glances bestowed upon her by Fuller. The captain's sister, Jane, pays a visit to their home and proceeds to make herself objectionable to his wife by interfering with the raising of Blanche. The captain is called away upon military service. During his absence the sister's action becomes so objectionable to Flo that she is glad to while away the time with Fuller. The sister interrupts the lieutenant and Flo while she is telling him about her troublesome sister-in-law, who mistakes her earnestness for admiration. She interrupts the tete-a-tete and forbids Fuller coming near the house. In the meantime Flo has discovered that Fuller has a wife who is being neglected by the lieutenant and tries to bring them together. Fuller, having been forbidden the house, writes a note to Flo, saying he must see her alone that night. The note falls into the hands of the sister-in-law, who sends a message to the captain saying his wife is carrying on dreadfully with the lieutenant, and to come at once. The captain spurns such slander against his wife, but his jealousy is aroused and he starts for home. The sister sees that the note written by the lieutenant is delivered to Flo, who, after reading it, is greatly shocked, but in it sees a way to bring his neglected wife and Fuller together. She sneaks his wife into her boudoir, dresses her in one of her own gowns, and awaits Fullers coming. The captain, at this moment, arrives home, and sees the lieutenant sneaking in through an open window, his sister's story seems to be verified, and decides to shoot both his wife and Fuller when he catches them together. The lieutenant sneaks upstairs, enters the boudoir, when he is confronted by his own wife. He is severely lectured by Flo. He leaves the room followed by his imploring wife, to make amends. They enter the library when the captain fires, but his aim is deflected by Flo, who has come downstairs. Fuller immediately pulls his pistol, but seeks flight through the open window, followed by his wife. The captain, when he sees what a fool he has been made by his sister, orders her from the house and seeks forgiveness for having doubted his dear little wife.