- Against her brother's better judgment, Eleanor is convinced by her lover, Eric to elope with him to New York. Some time later Eric abandons her and, falling on hard times, Eleanor is forced to take shelter in a chamber of horrors. Eric, acting on a bet made with his unsavory friends, enters the same chamber of horrors and their unexpected meeting produces grisly results.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
- Married but not mated, Harold Winter takes as his wife Eleanor Gale, a young city girl. Eighteen months later he deserts her and their young child. Eleanor goes back to New York. Too proud to go to her sister's home, she tries, unassisted, to support herself and child. Harold, in the meantime, has come to New York, meeting wealthy people, moving in high society and making plenty of money. He and some gay friends go to the Musee and Harold wagers that he will spend the entire night alone in the Chamber of Horrors. His bet is taken and he enters upon its fulfillment. Just previous to entering the chamber, Eleanor has been forced by necessity to steal a bottle of milk for her child. Detected by an officer, she flees in terror, darts into the Musee, seeking refuge in the Chamber of Horrors, where she falls in a faint from fright. Harold, with nerves on edge, takes a seat just at the entrance of the chamber. The oppressive loneliness and quiet, with the weird surroundings, almost bring on a state of collapse. At early dawn Eleanor awakens and tries to grope her way through the gloom. Harold gets a glimpse of her, and haunted by thoughts of his cruelty, he is horrified at what he supposes to be an apparition of his wife. He makes desperate efforts to escape. His limbs give way and with a loud scream, he falls dead. The janitor, just opening up the building, is attracted by the noise and calls an officer. At the same time the four young men arrive to learn of Harold's experiences. They find his body and accuse Eleanor of murder. She tells them her story and she is not arrested. They all turn from the dead man. Eleanor learns that the policeman is his brother-in-law. He takes her and her child to his home, where they are lovingly received by her sister, from whom she was so long separated.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- This 10-minute film, also known as The Chamber of Horrors, was set in such a commonplace horror movie location. The heroine is persuaded to elope by her boyfriend, and they are married in New York. Due to circumstances beyond his control, the new husband deserts (at least as she is concerned) his wife and their new baby. She tries to steal a bottle of milk, but the police are after her. She hides in a sideshow exhibit (a "chamber of horrors"). The husband has become one of a bunch of shady characters, who bet him money that he can't spend the night in the very same location. The next morning, the husband and wife meet again - but I won't give away the ending!! The director, Maurice Costello, also acted in the film.
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