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The Last Man's Club (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

The Last Man's Club (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

A dozen survivors of Troop H of the "Bloody Fifth," after one of the battles of the Civil War, gather at a tavern to celebrate their escape. A bottle of select wine is purchased, and the signature of every man present is written on the ...See moreA dozen survivors of Troop H of the "Bloody Fifth," after one of the battles of the Civil War, gather at a tavern to celebrate their escape. A bottle of select wine is purchased, and the signature of every man present is written on the label. It is then stored away to be given to the last survivor, and from it he is to drink to the memory of the departed ones ere he joins the great majority. Thus was formed "The Last Man's Club." Fifty years later, Corporal Wheeler, who has been spared life, but who has come to poverty in a tenement of a great city, brings to light the precious bottle that he has managed to save through all adversities, just as he has returned from the funeral of the only other survivor of the club. Across the hall from his apartments lives an eccentric old inventor, Verne, almost as poverty-stricken as the Grand Army man. One day he discovers the value that the soldier sets by the precious bottle when he is present, summoned by a physician to attend the old soldier in one of his heart attacks. He hears the doctor, who is a curio collector, make a large cash offer for the bottle, which Wheeler indignantly refuses. Later, Verne, observing the failure of his invention imminent, unless he raises money, steals the bottle from Wheeler, intending to sell it to the doctor. His daughter, Margie, is terribly distressed over the insane move of her father, secures the bottle and returns it to the poor old soldier, with tearful apologies, explaining in palliation that her father is crazy over his invention. The old soldier is so touched that he forces the girl to keep the bottle. Her father disposes of it to the physician and completes his invention, which sells for a large sum. He then buys the bottle back, and gives it to the old corporal with a goodly pile of gold pieces, to comfort his declining years. But his time comes sooner than he thought. He realizes that his end is near, and with his war-scarred saber, he strikes the head from the cobwebbed bottle and its faded signatures, catches the wine in a goblet, and drains it to the memory of his comrades who have passed from roll-call. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
George Hernandez Verne - the Inventor Verne - the Inventor See fewer	Just Out of College (1920)
Stella Razeto Margie Verne - the Inventor's Daughter Margie Verne - the Inventor's Daughter See fewer	Memories (1914)
Fred Huntley Cpl. James Wheeler - the Veteran Cpl. James Wheeler - the Veteran See fewer	The Ne'er Do Well (1915)
Al W. Filson Actor Actor See fewer	Monte Cristo (1922)