Paris Green (1920)

Corporal Luther Green, nicknamed "Paris Green" by his buddies, is in a Parisian café. There, he meets Ninon, a French girl, and inadvertently says to her vous etes un morceau de fromage ("you are a piece of cheese") when he meant to say "pleased to meet you." Although their meeting is short, Paris gives the girl his address in America. Paris returns home to his parents in Quigley Corner, New Jersey. There, he discovers the girl he left behind has become engaged to someone else during his absence. In addition, his dog has died. Despondent, he departs for the big city. Meanwhile, Ninon has just arrived in New York City, looking for her uncle, and has escaped from crooks who tried to abduct her after she had left her ship. She boards a train for Quigley Corners, and encounters Paris at the station. He takes her back to his parents, and romance blossoms. There is comedy as Paris constantly refers to a dictionary to communicate with Ninon. Later, the crooks appear, and kidnap Ninon. Paris pursues their car on horseback, overtakes them, and holds them at bay with his gun. Ninon's uncle eventually locates the girl, and all ends happily for everyone.