'1820. Officer frames colleague when gambler forces him to steal secrets.' (British Film Catalogue)

A dying lord asks a tramp to pose as him and marry a lady, and he is later accused of killing the lord.

A horse owner saves a girl jockey from being kidnapped by a knight.

A doctor poisons his dying friend and is framed by his valet for poisoning his wife's first husband.

A poor author feigns marriage to please his dying father.