A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Featuring:
William Fables, Juanita Fletcher, Harry McDonough
Directed by:
Alan Crosland
Release Date:
October 6, 1917
Original Title:
Friends, Romans and Leo
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Conquest Pictures Company
Edison Studios
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 12
The plot and setting is actually a bit like Keaton's The Three Ages will be in 1923. But less sophisticated: The Roman Emperor Mulius Caesar borrows more money than he should. The loan shark is all over him and exploits this to get near the emperor's daughter. A slave falls in love with the daughter and sends the loan shark in a rage – unless the slave is sent to Colosseum he will foreclose the emperor's mortgage.
Mulius Caesar, a great Roman Emperor, owes an odd number of millions to Liarus Bunko, the royal soothsayer and money-lender. He could pay off his debts by selling the royal garage, but this is too desperate a means to be given a moment's thought. Bunko is willing to content himself with Myria, the emperor's beautiful daughter, and call it "square." Myria hates Bunko, but is willing to sacrifice herself if she can save thereby the royal garage. At the betrothal banquet, Bunko presents her with a lazy slave, called Plento Morpheus. Plento falls at once in love with Myria, and flirts with her in the presence of Caesar and Bunko. He is sentenced to be eaten up by Leo, the terrible lion. Cast into the arena, he succeeds in outwitting his tormentors, and in substituting Bunko for himself as food for the lion. The lion offers no objection, as Morpheus is lean, while Bunko is fat. Caesar gets back his I.O.U.s, Myria and Morpheus are united and live happily ever after.
Director:
Alan Crosland
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