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The Sultan and the Roller Skates (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy

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The Sultan and the Roller Skates (1914)

Short | Short, Comedy

The Sultan was a sentimentalist. Some men are of the impression that it is impossible for them to love more than one woman, but the Sultan was not so constituted. Every few months he fell in love with some girl or other, and invariably he ...See moreThe Sultan was a sentimentalist. Some men are of the impression that it is impossible for them to love more than one woman, but the Sultan was not so constituted. Every few months he fell in love with some girl or other, and invariably he married her. At the time our story opens, he had twenty wives. When word was brought to the Sultan that a beautiful American girl, with wheels on her feet had been captured by bandits in one of the outlying portions of his realms, his collector's instinct was aroused. In his entire list of wives, he did not have a single American. None of his wives had wheels on their feet. Instantly he commanded that the fair captive should be brought before him. Mae Higgins, the American girl, was lady champion roller-skater of Keokuk, Ia. While the bandits were dragging her to the Sultan, she met Sam Spaulding, the young man with whom she had won the roller-tango contest at the last Firemen's and Farmers' Ball. Mae hastily explained her plight to Sam, and he quickly formulated a plan to save her. In accordance with his plan, Mae pretended to be deaf and dumb, and as the wheels were not in evidence upon her feet, the Sultan dismissed her from his presence in a rage. Sam borrowed a couple of sample cases from three drummers, who had been trying in vain to sell roller skates to the Sultan's subjects, and gained admittance to the Harem. He was captured by the guards and dragged before the Sultan. With immediate execution hanging over his head, he showed the Sultan the roller skates, and offered to teach the Harem how to use them. The Sultan consented and Sam equipped the entire outfit with the skates. While everybody else was skating about on the back of his or her respective neck, Sam and Mae skimmed lightly out of the Harem. Once past the doors, the guards who followed in pursuit were no match for the expert skaters. In a short time they were safe aboard Sam's uncle's yacht, and on their way back to Keokuk. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Arthur Housman Sam Spaulding Sam Spaulding See fewer	Sunrise (1927)
Elsie MacLeod Mae Higgins Mae Higgins See fewer	The Hazards of Helen (1914)
Herbert Prior The Sultan The Sultan See fewer	Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
William Wadsworth The Grand Vizier The Grand Vizier See fewer	Kidnapped (II) (1917)
Alice Washburn The Older Slave Girl The Older Slave Girl See fewer	John Brown's Heir (1911)
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William Chalfin Actor Actor See fewer	Out of the Ruins (1915)
Ida Williams Actress (as Mrs. C.J. Williams) Actress (as Mrs. C.J. Williams) See fewer	Caste (1913)