- A burlesque of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
- Prince Ducker and his friend, Charlie Denvere, went down to the beach to try out the submarine model invented by the prince, and then back to the boat itself. Inside they started a little game. Denvere thought he saw a chance to get rid of Ducker, so he informed the cops that the Prince was running a little game on the sly. Ducker was hauled off to prison, and Denvere attempted to make the the Princess his own. In the scuffle she was pushed into the tank and drowned. Denvere seized her little daughter and set sail in his yacht. Ducker escaped and later discovered the tragedy. He immediately changed his name to Captain Nebo, and set sail in the submarine. Denvere had a terrible time, as he was forever haunted by the shade of Princess Ducker. The little Princess was the only one who enjoyed herself, as she had a fine time on a desert island. One day a couple of guys dropped in from a balloon. One was a hero and the other a villainous sailor. The Princess at once fell in love with the hero. Captain Nebo was cruising in search of Denvere. One day he saw a rowboat in the offing, and exclaiming, "Go and find out who belongs to that magnificent yacht," he sent two of his sailors with their patent diving suits through the water. They came up on the island, where they found Denvere himself. He had recognized the island, and had visited it to see if the little Princess was still alive, and became lost in the jungle. The two sailors came up with him just as he was explaining to the villain sailor that he was Denvere, and begging to be taken to his yacht. The sailors return and inform Captain Nebo that his enemy is at last in his path. The Captain plans to blow up the yacht as soon as Denvere has returned to it. In the meantime the villain sailor has stolen the little Princess and taken her to the yacht. Denvere is continually haunted by the shade of Princess Ducker, and he really does not mind very much when the whole thing is blown out of the water. The shade of the Princess is blown up into the clouds, and comes to life again from the shock. She falls and enters the submarine, which happens to be on the surface. The hero, who has sought the yacht to rescue the little Princess, and the little Princess herself, and just being introduced to Nebo, who recognizes his daughter, when the Princess appears. Nebo gives one look at her, puts on his patent diving suit and goes out alone into the ocean.
Moving Picture World, October 20, 1917
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