Caught in the act of making love to the maid by his father, the woman is revealed to be Hardcastle's daughter and all ends well.
Marlow has spent very little time in the company of the fairer sex, and as a consequence thereof is always shy and nervous in their presence.
He, therefore, accepts his father's orders unwillingly and, accompanied by his friend, young Hastings, rides out to meet his future bride.
Upon the arrival of his father, Marlow learns his mistake as regards the inn question, but flatly refuses to marry Hardcastle's daughter, claiming that she is too grand for him, and citing his preference for the maid servant.
He was an experienced newspaperman employed by The New York Evening World while writing scripts for the Thanhouser productions.
[4] The impetus to adapt the play for the film may have been inspired by a recent Broadway production as noted in one Thanhouser advertisement, "So revered is She Stoops to Conquer in the hearts of the American public that recently they saw it as an all-star Broadway production with Eleanor Robson as Kate and Kyrle Bellew as Marlow, and it scored an epoch-making success.
The present producers don't claim it to be a Broadway production but they [do] know it's the best picture thing of its kind that has been released this far in the game.
Blair Smith was the first cameraman of the Thanhouser company, but he was soon joined by Carl Louis Gregory who had years of experience as a still and motion picture photographer.
[1] There was no fault found by the reviewer who stated, "The characters of Hardcastle, Kate and Marlow are admirably done and seem to correctly interpret the original.
"[1] The New York Dramatic Mirror disagreed on almost all points, "In numerous details the illusion is dispelled, for the scenery is manifestly not of the eighteenth century.
"[1] Though the Mirror reviewer stated that despite the elimination of the Hastings and Constance Neville subplot, the acting is clear enough that audiences do not need prior knowledge of the play to appreciate the film.