After labouring over a manuscript that is to be picked up the following morning by the publisher's daughter, an author tries to weave together the threads of his story: Champneys Carter ( Carlyle Blackwell ), an unsuccessful novelist and the son of deceased gambler Jackson Carter, falls in love with Dolly ( Ruth Hartman ), the daughter of millionaire Herbert Ingram ( Henry Kernan ). Ingram opposes their marriage, preferring the fortune-hunting Count Lecoff ( William Branton ) over the novelist, so Dolly and Champneys elope and are wed by the Reverend Orlando Stone ( James J. Sheehan ) in a speeding car. Champney's novel, The Dead Heat , is a failure, but he dreams of Dromedary, an unbeatable horse, and soon becomes rich by betting on him at the races. Ingram meanwhile loses all of his money and is reconciled with his daughter and son-in-law. The count finally finds employment as a waiter. When the author has completed his novel, the publisher's daughter arrives and in her he recognizes the heroine of his story. The book, The Man Who Could Not Lose , is a great success and he marries the publisher's daughter.
This 1914 Favorite Players Film Company, drama/adventure, was directed by actor Carlyle Blackwell, who formed the company to produce his own films. The Man Who Could Not Lose was the second of four films produced before the company disbanded in 1915. Tragically it now remains a lost silent film.
This 1914 Favorite Players Film Company, drama/adventure, was directed by actor Carlyle Blackwell, who formed the company to produce his own films. The Man Who Could Not Lose was the second of four films produced before the company disbanded in 1915. Tragically it now remains a lost silent film.
