A Millionaire for a Minute (1915)

• 53%
• 1915
• Comedy
• Allen Curtis
• Gale Henry
• Max Asher
• Billy Franey

Jane, a country school teacher, likes Zeke, who is madly in love with her. Zeke's uncle, an Egyptologist, dies and he suddenly inherits a fortune in India. Holdandgrab hears of it, and with his female crook accomplice, decides to get the fortune. The female accomplice comes to the village. She gets Zeke's attention and grieves poor Jane. Zeke gives a tango tea party in honor of the arrival of the Hindu with his fortune. The Hindu arrives and gives Zeke a box, his fortune. He opens and discovers an old bronze ring. The guests decide to go, but Zeke begs the female accomplice not to desert him. She laughs and presents Holdandgrab as her husband. Jane arrives at the party as the guests are leaving. She enters to find Zeke in deep dejection. She learns that the ring is a magic one, granting whatsoever is wished for by the wearer. Zeke tries it and gets money in handsful, a stein of beer and a string of sausage, but wakes and finds it was a dream. Jane's father comes to see the ring, admires it and persuades Zeke to exchange it for Jane's hand and two thousand dollars. Zeke agrees, and accompanies the old man to town on his honeymoon.