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Watch Online / The Knock on the Door (1923)
Desc: The Knock on the Door: Directed by William Hughes Curran. With Eddie Polo, Kathleen Myers, James McElhern, Mathilde Brundage. A bachelor sitting by his fireside in a mountain lodge falls asleep and dreams of a girl who, with her father, mother and brother, have stopped during the afternoon to inquire about the property next door. He dreams that the girl, after knocking at his door, falls unconscious without, that he carries her in, and listens to her story of a holdup, in which all members of the party are robbed. He also dreams that the villain, who means to marry the girl, comes to the lodge and together with three other men, kidnaps the girl after tying him hand and foot. He rescues the girl and sends the thieves on their way while he drives home with the girl. A quick betrothal and marriage is the result, after which the bachelor awakens, disappointed that it is all a dream.