I'll Get Him Yet (1919) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A wealthy railroad owner risks her fortune and manages comic complications to preserve her relationship with a reporter.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Railroad Without Rivera

Susy Faraday Jones owns a railroad to the seashore and removes Rivera as a stop to improve the schedule. Her employees' advances leave her bored and unimpressed.

Key Events

• Susy Owns the Railroad — Susy Faraday Jones owns a railroad running to the seashore. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones Location: Railroad
• The Rivera Stop Is Cut — Susy removes Rivera from the railroad schedule to improve service. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones Location: Railroad
• Rivera Loses Service — Rivera is left without a stop on Susy's railroad. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones Location: Rivera
• Employees Court Susy — Two young men employed by Susy attempt to make love to her. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones Location: Railroad
• Susy Rejects Their Advances — The bored Susy reacts with disgust to the employees' advances. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones Location: Railroad

The Reporter Wins Her Interest

Susy meets Scoop McCready, a reporter who attracts her unusual interest. Their connection quickly becomes an engagement.

Key Events

• Susy Meets Scoop — Susy meets Scoop McCready, a reporter, and takes unusual interest in him. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera
• An Unusual Attraction — Susy's interest in Scoop develops beyond her earlier boredom. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera
• Susy And Scoop Become Engaged — Susy and Scoop soon become engaged. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera

A Father's Rejection

Scoop asks Bradford for Susy's hand, but Bradford orders him from the house. Scoop withdraws, leaving Susy to struggle to win him back.

Key Events

• Scoop Seeks Bradford's Approval — Scoop asks Bradford for Susy's hand in marriage. Characters: Scoop McCready, Bradford Warrington Jones, Susy Faraday Jones Location: Bradford's house
• Bradford Orders Scoop Out — Bradford rejects Scoop and peremptorily orders him out. Characters: Scoop McCready, Bradford Warrington Jones Location: Bradford's house
• Scoop Breaks Away — Scoop decides he will have nothing further to do with Susy. Characters: Scoop McCready, Susy Faraday Jones Location: Bradford's house
• Susy Tries To Win Him Back — Susy faces difficulty trying to regain Scoop's affection. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera

Love Beyond The Fortune

Susy agrees to surrender every penny of her father's wealth. She and Scoop marry and settle in Rivera.

Key Events

• Susy Renounces The Fortune — Susy agrees to give up every penny of her father's wealth. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Bradford Warrington Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera
• Susy And Scoop Marry — After Susy's sacrifice, she and Scoop get married. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera
• The Couple Settles In Rivera — The newly married couple settle down in Rivera. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera

The Cottage Concealment

A lawyer and two railroad officials arrive at the couple's cottage, provoking Scoop's jealousy. Susy hides the men in closets and under sofas before explaining everything.

Key Events

• Unexpected Cottage Visitors — Susy's lawyer and two railroad officials arrive at the cottage. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera cottage
• Jealousy Creates Complications — The visitors create complications because Scoop becomes jealous. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera cottage
• Visitors Hide In Closets — Susy attempts to hide the visitors in closets. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera cottage
• Visitors Hide Under Sofas — Susy also tries hiding the men under sofas. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera cottage
• Susy Explains Everything — Susy finally explains the visitors' presence to her jealous husband. Characters: Susy Faraday Jones, Scoop McCready Location: Rivera cottage

Story Breakdown

• Railroad Authority — Susy's ownership and scheduling decision establish her independent but disruptive position.
  • Seashore Railroad — Susy owns a railroad running to the seashore.
  • Rivera Cutoff — She removes Rivera as a stop to improve the schedule.
• Romantic Dissatisfaction — Susy is bored by advances from two young men employed by her.
  • Employee Advances — Two employees attempt to make love to Susy.
  • Bored Disgust — Susy reacts with disgust to their attention.
• Scoop's Arrival — Meeting Scoop gives Susy an unusual romantic interest.
  • Reporter Encounter — Susy meets Scoop McCready, a reporter.
  • Engagement — Their new relationship soon leads to an engagement.
• Parental Rejection — Bradford's response to Scoop creates the central romantic separation.
  • Hand In Marriage — Scoop asks Bradford for Susy's hand.
  • Ordered Out — Bradford rejects Scoop and orders him out.
• Sacrificing Wealth — Susy must choose between inherited wealth and reconciliation with Scoop.
  • Scoop Withdraws — Scoop decides to have nothing further to do with Susy.
  • Fortune Renounced — Susy agrees to give up every penny of her father's wealth.
• Rivera Marriage — Susy's sacrifice restores the relationship and begins their married life.
  • Wedding — Susy and Scoop get married.
  • Cottage Life — They settle down together in Rivera.
• Jealous Cottage Chaos — Unexpected visitors turn the couple's new home into a comic concealment scene.
  • Unexpected Visitors — Susy's lawyer and two railroad officials arrive.
  • Hidden In Furniture — Susy hides the men in closets and under sofas.
  • Final Explanation — Susy finally explains the visitors' presence to Scoop.

Directed by

Elmer Clifton

Key Cast

• Dorothy Gish — Susy Faraday Jones
• George Fawcett — Bradford Warrington Jones
• Richard Barthelmess — Scoop McCready
• Ralph Graves — Harold Packard
• Edward Peil Sr. — Robert Hamilton (as Edward Peil)