1915's wildest kidnapping conspiracy involves twins named Flea and Flukey. Yes, really.
A baby is left on the Brinbecombes' yacht while they are sailing up the Hudson River, and they adopt him and name him Everett. They are neighbors of Governor Floyd Vandecarm whose twin children, Floyd Jr. and Fledra, were kidnapped in early infancy. Their abductor was Lon Cronk, a man sent to prison by Vandecar when the latter was a district attorney of the county. The twins grow up in Cronk's shack as "Flea" and "Flukey." Despite her rough surroundings Fledra/Flea grows into lovely young womanhood and she and her brother run away from Cronk's cruelty. They reach Tarrytown and peer into the lighted windows of the home of siblings Horace and Anne Shellington. Anne brings the two young vagrants into the house and ultimately adopts them. But Cronk, aided by Everett, wages a long, evil campaign to regain possession of the children.
Production
Lost film status makes every surviving still feel like archaeological treasure.
Director
Frank Powell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film is considered lost—no complete print survives, only fragments and stills. Frank Powell directed it fresh off his notorious work on 'A Fool There Was' with Theda Bara.
The 'beautiful foundling rises above humble origins' plot was 1915's version of a cinematic universe—every studio had their own version.
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