The Fourteenth Man (1920)

• 85%
• 1920
• Comedy
• Joseph Henabery
• Robert Warwick
• Bebe Daniels
• Walter Hiers

During a quarrel at a Scottish inn, Captain Gordon wounds another officer and flees to New York with detective Jenks on his trail. Once there, he meets Marjory Seaton, an heiress whom her Uncle Tidmarsh is trying to marry to the profligate Winslow. Marjory, however, is interested in Sylvester, a fashionable sportsman. One night while at a ball, Gordon spies Jenks following him and, in the course of his escape, accepts refuge from a fight promoter named Brooks. At Brook's request, Gordon substitutes for Sylvester's opponent, burglar Deacon, at a charity bout, and knocks the real pugilist out. Later, during a dinner party at the Tidmarsh's, Gordon is mistaken for a lord and, when the real nobleman appears, is denounced as an impostor. The police are called, and while awaiting their arrival, Gordon prevents Deacon's attempt to rob the Tidmarsh safe. With the appearance of Jenks, who discloses that the quest for his search was to deliver a large inheritance to Gordon, Marjory declares her love for the Scotsman and all ends happily.