After conducting a raid on a Rebel camp, a Czarist officer discovers that his wife has joined the revolutionaries. Out of loyalty to his wife, the officer resigns his commission and escapes with her to America. Several years later, the ex-officer is gainfully employed as a waiter in a Russian restaurant. For the sake of his grown son, who is engaged to marry a wealthy socialite, our hero pretends to be a man of great wealth and prestige. The truth is revealed in the final scene, but "Waiter Number 5" is saved from disgrace by the timely arrival of his former superior officer.
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George Nichols
The Chief of Police
Known for
The Lonedale Operator
Claire McDowell
The Chief of Police's Wife
Known for
The Big Parade
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D.W. Griffith
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Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
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D. W. Griffith
Bernardine R Leist
Jack Pickford
The Chief of Police's Son (as a boy)
Known for
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Charles West
The Chief of Police's Son (as an adult)
Also in
In the Border States
The Female of the Species
Mary Pickford
The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée
Known for
The Lonely Villa
Grace Henderson
The Chief of Police's Son's Fiancée's Mother
Known for
A Corner in Wheat
William J. Butler
The Chief of Police's Aide
Known for
A Corner in Wheat
Edwin August
In Restaurant
Clara T Bracy
One of the Poor
D.W. Griffith Director · Bernardine R. Leist Writer Billy Bitzer Cinematographer
United States release November 7, 1910 · Produced in United States · Production American Mutoscope & Biograph
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Biograph Company
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American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · November 7, 1910
Theatrical
Denmark
December 27, 1910
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