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- A man and his wife are seated at the dinner table. He is cranky, and complains of the various articles of food as he tries them, finally throwing a plate of biscuits to the floor. There is a limit to his wife's endurance. She picks up a large pie, and hits the man over the head with it.
- The dancing and merry making during a fête that is transpiring in the Czar's palace in St. Petershurg is interrupted by General Kissoff and attendant, bearing important dispatches, which tell of an uprising among the Tartars. The Czar hears the news with horror, knowing full well that his brother, who is the power of Irkutsk, will suffer death at the hands of the traitors unless he is warned in time. The only means of warning must be by courtier. Kissoff names a trustworthy courier in one Michael Strogoff, who is sent for and pledges his oath to carry the message to the Grand Duke in Irkutsk. He is dispatched and the weird gypsy dance is performed for the guests within the palaces. And now the picture grows intensely interesting, as the spectator follows the daring soldier through the vicissitudes which beset him on all sides. First at the Post Station in Tvarld, where he meets with poor little helpless Nadia, whom he defends from brutal assault by the traitor, Iven Ogeroff, who strikes Michael in the face, and then challenges him to sword combat. Michael, remembering his vow to reach Irkutsk with the dispatches, dares not fight Ogeroff for fear of being wounded and thus rendered unable to push on in his sacred mission. Next we find him in the telegraph station at Kalyvan, where his oath compels him to deny his own mother. (During the incident a bomb crashes through the building, but is seized by Michael and thrown out of the window just as it explodes.) On and on he goes to Bokara, where he is seized by the traitor, Ogeroff, and taken before the Emir, who accuses him of being a spy, and, according to the law of the Koran, burns his eyes with a red-hot sword in order to blind him. Still on and on, blind, tattered and worn, he struggles nearer and nearer to Irkutsk, to save the lives of all the besieged inhabitants. They reach the foot or the Slavron Pass, Michael sinks exhausted; Nadia is seized by Tartar soldiers, who are killed by the correspondents who happen down the river on a raft. Still on to Irkutsk he pushes his way, and crosses the burning river just in time to surprise Ogeroff in the palace of the Grand Duke, where he has just imparted false news under Michael's name. Ogeroff, believing Michael to be blind, undertakes to plunge his knife into Strogoff's heart. Then occurs the culminating incident, the great knife fight. Ogeroff falls and Michael recovers the precious papers in time to hand them to the Grand Duke, and his vow is fulfilled.
- DirectorFrancis BoggsStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleTom SantschiHarry ToddBuck Minor was the most detested man in Wolf Hollow, partly because he was quarrelsome and treacherous, partly because he abused and neglected his little wife, Molly, whom all the camp adored, and for whose sake it tolerated Buck. A bright baby girl was Molly's only comfort and gave her courage to endure the hardships which otherwise must have crushed her. The opening scene of the story shows a street in Wolf Hollow. Buck is on one of his usual rampages, and running into an athletic cowpuncher who is in town to spend his money, he makes an insulting remark and is soundly drubbed by the younger Hercules of the plains. Buck is proud of his fistic ability, and his defeat by a stranger before the denizens of the camp is more than he can stand, so he determines to pull up stakes and migrate to other parts. Stumbling along home to his cabin, he bursts into the one little room where his patient wife is rocking the little child to sleep, and with an angry growl informs her that he is going to "pull his freight" out of Wolf Hollow forever, and that she must accompany him, but leave the baby behind. Molly clasps the child wildly to her breast and begs piteously to be allowed to take her little one, but Buck is obdurate and gains his point by threatening to kill the infant unless she consents to leave it. Scrawling a note which he intends to leave, offering the child to anyone who may find it, he makes preparations for his immediate departure. Clinging wildly to her little one, the distracted mother is soon dragged from the house and told to mount one of the horses waiting without. Thus we see them riding away toward the setting sun, an inhuman father rejoicing in the prospects of shaking the dust of the hater camp from off his boots, a broken-hearted mother choking with sobs, thinking only of the helpless baby alone and deserted in the little cabin on the hill. Slippery Ann, a half-witted girl of the camp, meets Buck and his wife while on her return from a journey into the foothills, and is entrusted with the note Buck has written regarding the child. Hurrying on to Wolf Hollow. Ann turns the note over to Judge Honk, the father of the camp and dispenser of law and justice. The Judge is greatly exercised over the heartlessness of Buck, and calling the inhabitants of the camp about him, soon organizes a rescue party to repair to the deserted cabin of the Minors' and ascertains what truth there was in the strange letter. No time is lost in reaching the shack on the hill, and there, sure enough, lying on the bed is the infant. Taking it up rather gingerly in his arms, as though he were afraid of breaking it. Judge Honk heads the procession out the door and down the hill to the camp where a mass meeting is at once held to discuss ways and means of taking care of the kid. Cherokee Jim, the bartender of the "thirst emporium," suggests that they raffle off the youngster and whoever draws the winning card shall be the kid's adopted daddy. The raffle is quickly pulled off, and Ben Brooks, a good-natured, big-hearted cowpuncher, draws the lucky number. Ben almost reneges when he realizes what he has on his hands, but the cheers of good wishes of the rest of the bunch brace him up and they all retire to the "thirst parlor" to have one on the new daddy. After that "Ben's Kid" (as the baby is christened) becomes the one absorbing topic of conversation. Around the camp that night in the bunk house, a half-dozen sleepy punchers are trying to get some rest, while Ben in his bare feet is prancing around the room, jolting the baby up and down, while the youngster, terrified at its new surroundings, is making the welkin ring with its screams. "Fatty Carter," the heaviest weight on the range, does an Indian war dance, but to no avail. At last they all agree that the kid is sick, and a puncher is at once dispatched on the fastest bronco on the ranch to bring Judge Honk to the scene of battle at once (every one, of course, having absolute faith in the ability and knowledge of the Judge in all matters) to bring them out of the difficulty. The Judge soon arrives loaded down with mustard, and old-fashioned remedies of all kinds, and at once starts in to bring order out of chaos. Now, to return to Buck and his heartbroken wife. All afternoon they have traveled until near nightfall. The horses are unsaddled, the pack removed from the lead animal, and preparations are made to camp till morning. Now Molly has been turning over in her mind a plan, although a desperate one, it seems, the only loophole out of her present misery. Waiting until Buck has fallen into a sound slumber, she cautiously steals away from the camp fire and makes for a clump of trees in which are fettered the horses. Releasing her pony, she springs on his back and dashes away in the black night over the homeward trail. Aroused by the sound of her horses' hoofs. Buck awakes, and with a terrible oath upon realizing that Molly has outwitted him, goes crashing through the brush to his horse, and quickly saddling him, gallops away in pursuit of the fleeing woman, determined to overtake and kill her rather than let her escape from him for good. But he does not reckon on the swiftness of Molly's mount, and though he plies both whip and spur, his jaded horse is unable to gain a foot on the game little sorrel. On over rocks, through the stream, now down the slope of the mountain and across the gulch speeds the desperate woman, every nerve pounding on her brain, and every muscle strained to its utmost tension, her lips moving in silent prayer that she might outstrip the dread pursuer and regain the child fur whom her mother's heart cries out in bitter anguish. At last, brave girl, the goal is reached. Her way leads past the ranch on which Ben Brooks and the U.X. outfit are quartered, and seeing a light in the bunk house, the terrified woman heads her horse toward the beacon ray of hope. She barely reaches the door when the infuriated husband dashes up, bursting into the room. Molly startles the boys and the Judge into action. Buck, losing his head beyond control, follows her. "Save me," shrieks the terrified Molly. In an instant Buck finds himself in the grasp of a dozen willing hands. With a strength born of frenzy, he dashes them aside and draws his gun to shoot the cowering girl, when his aim is spoiled by quick action on Ben's part, and the Judge gets the bullet in his arm. Howling with pain, he yells to the punchers to hang the "varmint." But Buck is too quick for them, and knocking down a couple of the buys, he rushes his way out the door, and throwing himself into the saddle, plunges away into the night. No time is lost in going after him. Twenty swift riders are in the saddle before ten minutes have elapsed and they are off after the hated Buck, whose horse, already worn out from the other chase, is soon overtaken. A lariat hurls through the air and settles down about his neck, thus ending all hopes of escape for the fugitive. A letter written a year later to the Judge tells us what they did to Buck, while Molly, the pretty widow, is persuaded to let Ben retain his title to the kid by allowing Judge Honk to tie the knot, and Mr. and Mrs. Brooks start out on life's journey together, taking with them the good will and well wishes of the entire camp. -- The Moving Picture World, June 26, 1909
- StarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleNick CogleyIt was the anniversary of his wife's birth, and she, womanlike, did not fail to impress the fact upon her husband's mind as he departed at his usually early hour for his customary day's work. A bit excited over the prospect of presenting his better half with a gift befitting the occasion, he loses his balance as he steps out of the front door and rolls pell-mell down a flight of six steps to the street. Picking himself up, he boards a street car, and arriving at his office he goes through his daily routine of business. At the close of office hours he repairs to John Post & Co.'s crockery establishment, and after much cogitation and repeated questioning, purchases a rather handsome jardinière. Delighted with his choice and anticipating the caress he will receive in return, he again takes a car, this time for home. As he seats himself be is accosted by an old friend. After a reminiscent talk Jones arrives at his destination and alights, forgetting his jardinière. The car speeds on. Poor Jones, recovering his wits and realizing that he dare not return home without some token, betakes himself to the same store and purchases another jardinière. Again en route to his car, while passing a grocery store Jones is hailed by another old acquaintance. In the good fellowship of this accidental meeting, Jones absentmindedly places his wife's present on the rear end of the grocery wagon nearby. Thereupon the driver departs with his wagon and is out of sight before Jones realizes what has occurred. He gives chase, but to no avail. He glances nervously at his watch. Exasperated and overheated, he rushes back to the store, and to the amazement of the proprietor purchases his third jardinière. This time he is determined to get safely home; no friend shall balk his way. His car is in sight, when his attention is attracted by a heated altercation between a lady and a taxicab driver, she claiming that she is being overcharged. Now Jones was ever of a chivalrous tendency, and, upon being requested to decide the dispute, proceeds to do so, after first placing his precious parcel on the sidewalk near the cab. A few words, and with a satisfied feeling of having accomplished an heroic deed, Jones reaches for his jardinière, but to his consternation finds that the chauffeur has mistaken it for the property of the occupant of the taxicab, and jardinière and taxicab were "over the hills and far away." Half-crazed with his repeated misfortunes, he rushes back to the same store. The clerk is dumbfounded at the reappearance of this monomaniac on jardinières, but sells him another. Poor Jones, his very soul distorted by his anticipated reception of a late arrival home on this eventful day, dashes madly for his car, when he is startled by a woman who clutches him, not fondly, but too strongly, and screams into his ears "For God's sake, help me; my husband is killing my mother!" Much against his will, unfortunate Mr. Jones is urged into an apartment house. Inside the house he finds himself battling for life, while he is chased madly around the room by a fiend incarnate, who wields an ax with a dexterity so accurate that Jones decidedly disapproves of accuracy. The woman and her mother flee from the house while he, poor man, makes a hurried departure, smashing his jardinière and screaming anathemas on all birthdays. Bruised, tattered and heartsick, be again slowly wends his way to the now so familiar store. "Another of the same kind, please." he meekly requests, he at last gets on a car safely. The car is crowded. A workman enters carrying a package, places it next to that of Jones' jardinière, and he takes a seat beside our friend. At last Jones reaches his destination, and. grabbing the wrong parcel, alights. He enters his dining-room, much relieved, and. inscribing a loving message to his wife, he places it beside what he believes to be his well-earned jardinière. Calling Mrs. Jones, he points with pride to his gift. She embraces him fondly, after reading his words of affection, truly meant but unfortunately so inappropriate. For as she discloses the article so carefully wrapped, lo and behold! it is a workingman's teapot, black with soot. Poor Mrs. Jones, expectant all day, resents what she considers a practical joke, and belabors her husband with words well-nigh unspeakable, and leaves the room, vowing that henceforth he is no husband of hers and that she will return to her mother, never again to be called wife by such as Jones. He, amazed and crestfallen, and disgruntled with the world and himself, swears that birthdays should never exist.
- StarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleMiss Van Astorbilt is a widow lady with a retinue of servants. he has long promised one of her cousins, a large youth who lives on a farm near Lonesomhurst, L.I., to have him visit her in her New York home. The long expected day arrives. We see Reuben receive a telegram: "Dear Cousin, call down at 3, and we will make it pleasant for you." But Miss Van Astorbilt is called away. The servants are instructed to act for her. This does not suit the servants, as they are preparing for the yearly Housemaids' Masquerade; they resent Reuben's intrusion, but decide to obey Madame and make it pleasant for him. And they do.
- StarsMabel NormandThe familiar story of a woman living beyond her means is beautifully and impressively told in this picture. Her husband's income is not sufficient to keep up the style and pretensions of the society in which they move. A glimpse of the social set with which they affiliate is shown in the first scene, where the wife is introduced to an Austrian Count of sinister purpose, who makes advances to the young woman, which are flattering to her, to say the least. To keep in the social swim, she contracts all kinds of debts, and creditors press the husband for payment. He admonishes her, but, as usual, condones the offense. The afternoon of the same day a lady friend calls to see the young wife and give her an invitation to a society event. She is distressed and declines, giving the customary reason, "Nothing to wear." Her friend tells her that she will introduce her to a dressmaker with whom she can have a charge account. She acts upon the suggestion, falls to the temptation and orders a new gown for the upcoming events, where she is the cynosure of all eyes, particularly the Count's. Again the inevitable creditor begins to urge her for payment. She is disturbed. A caller is announced, "the Count." He is ushered in and, noticing her agitation, asks the cause. She tells him and he offers his check for the amount demanded by the creditor. She accepts it, to the great satisfaction of his Lordship, who feels that he has placed her in his power. He presumes upon this, calls upon her while she is alone, and forces his attentions. She repulses him and screams for help. Her husband, just arrived at home, hears her and rushes to her aid, felling the rascal and driving him from the house. The wife repentantly confesses her indiscretions, her husband forgives her and repays the Count in full.
- DirectorJ. Searle DawleyStarsCharles OgleMary FullerMarc McDermottAt a diplomatic function given at the Czar's palace in Moscow about 1S70 word is received by the Chief of the Secret Police that all telegraphic communication between the town of Tomsk and Irkutsk has been cut off and that Ivan Ogareff, a Russian traitor who has allied himself with the Tartars, is advancing on the last named city. Ogareff has sworn to take the life of the Grand Duke, the Czar's brother, who is Governor of the Provinces about Irkutsk. There is only one way to send word warning the Grand Duke of his danger, and that is by a courier. This courier must be a man of iron nerve and endless resources. The Chief of the Russian Secret Police selects for this arduous task Michael Strogoff, a soldier of the Imperial Guard who has won distinction for feats of valor. Strogoff is brought before the Czar and entrusted with the message. He starts on his perilous journey in disguise. While traveling toward the Siberian frontier in a railway coach he resents an insult to a young and beautiful Russian girl, Nadia Feador, who is likewise traveling to Irkutsk. Michael is attracted by the gentleness of the girl, but does not yield to the impulse of offering to accompany her on her journey. Fate, however, brings these two people together later. While eating at a post restaurant on the Siberian frontier, Strogoff's mother sees him and attempts to embrace him. Knowing that he is watched by the Tartar spies and that his acknowledgment of his mother will disclose him to his enemies, he pretends that he does not know the woman. Ogareff and Sangarfe, his gypsy accomplice, witness this incident and suspect Strogoff. Ogareff dispatches soldiers in pursuit of Michael and orders his mother to be taken prisoner. Strogoff escapes, only to be captured at a telegraph station, where he later goes in an effort to secure a fresh horse. Ogareff has the Russian prisoners assembled before the Tartar chief in order to identify Michael. He questions Marfa Strogoff. Michael's mother who stoutly denies that Michael is her son. To test the truth of her statement Ogareff orders that Marfa be lashed with a knout. As the executioner is out to strike his mother Michael springs at him, wrests the weapon from his hand and strikes Ogareff across the face. He is immediately seized. Ogareff searches him, takes the Czar's message from his bosom and denounces him before the Tartars as a spy. The punishment meted out to Michael is that he shall be blinded. This is done by placing a heated sword blade before his eyes. After blinding him, as they believe, the Tartars set him free, considering him now harmless. Nadia, who has been an unwilling spectator of this awful scene, comes to Michael's assistance, takes him by the hand and leads him on his journey. On the road they meet a friend of Michael's, who takes them into his cart and on toward Irkutsk. The final accomplishment of Michael's mission is splendidly portrayed in scenes that cannot be surpassed for intensity of dramatic interest. Halted by the Tartar sentries before Irkutsk, his blindness is tested by forcing him to walk forward toward a sword pointed at his breast. Here follows the strong scene of the story. Ogareff laughs at Michael and. flourishing his sword, is about to run him through. He is astonished, however, when Michael draws his Siberian knife and quickly parries the blow. Thinking that the parry is a mere chance, Ogareff quickly aims his saber at Michael's head. Again the blow is deftly parried. Ogareff now realizes that Michael is not blind, and that to save his own life he will have to smother Michael by the very fury of his attack before the palace is alarmed. Swinging his saber he rushes again at Michael, and a thrilling fight results, in which Ogareff meets the fate he so justly deserves. The officers of the Grand Duke and the Grand Duke himself enter the room at this point and Michael is made a prisoner, but when his explanation is heard and understood he is immediately released, and the Grand Duke's gratitude is shown in the final tableau of the picture.
- StarsMaurice CostelloFlorence TurnerMabel NormandMaking the best of her genteel poverty, our heroine prepares to attend the dance to which she has been invited, and, after surveying the general effect of her plain and somewhat passé attire, goes on her way with a painful self-consciousness to the home of her friend. She is looking at the dancers, feeling that she is shunned and forgotten when a young military officer, noticing the sweet, refined girl sitting alone and pensive, speaks to her and pays considerable court to her. While they are enjoying each other's company he is handed a telegram calling him to the Philippines for two years and ordering him to report at once for duty. He bids her good-bye and hurriedly leaves the house. Ten years later the young girl of the romance with the young army officer is a poor widow with a child, a fine little fellow of nine years. She is living in a nice neighborhood, and the young officer, who is now a wealthy widower with a sweet little daughter of eight, moves into the house next door. While we are acquainted with the hero and heroine, they themselves are not as yet aware of who the other is until their children become acquainted over the garden wall, and through them the romance of the chance acquaintance at the dance is brought to a very pretty and sweet finish by their betrothal, which is unanimously seconded by their children, who, in a fond embrace in imitation of their parents (like father, like son; like mother, like daughter), look approvingly over the garden wall.
- DirectorTom SantschiStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleNick CogleyGeorge HernandezCharley Wise with a Waldorf appetite on a beany salary finds himself growing unpopular with his landlord as well as other creditors. In fact the sighing breezes seem to whisper "Charley it's your move." So together with Pete, his valet, they decide upon a visit to the country to spend a few days with the rich old uncle. Upon their arrival they find Uncle Jim and Sarah are just planning a trip to Europe and the timely arrival of Charley renders it unnecessary to close up the home as he is placed in full charge with faithful Pete as his assistant and Jim and Sarah are off for the other side. Charles repairs to the race track and donates the remaining fragments of his bank roll, to the other man's better judgment. Pete hits upon a plan to open the palatial home of the uncle as a sanitarium and thus collect a few of the shining shekels that health seekers are always anxious to let loose of. Accordingly an ad is inserted in the daily papers, a sign put over the door, and the rooms are all numbered in regular order, per city hotel fashion. The patients begin to flock in like children to a nickel show. All sorts, ages, sizes, suffering from every known and unknown malady from Reno-it is to raving maniac. Pete was collecting in advance and the place in a few short hours looked more like a castle garden of Blackville Island than a country home. The money was rolling in so fast that Chas. and Pete almost went into hysteria. Just then a telegram arrives from 'Frisco from Uncle Jim saying that Aunt Sarah had lost her necklace and was returning home that night to find it. To clear the house for her coming was no small job and they encounter all kinds of trouble, compelled to return their money, which has a telling effect on Charles' ambitions. No sooner than this part of the program was completed a second message arrives saying the necklace had been found and they were off for Europe. Charles had no time to rejoice over the finding of the pearls; he was too busy thinking about the money he had found necessary to return to his sanitarium patients.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsWilfred LucasFlorence BarkerJohn T. DillonJohn Wilson's growing indifference towards his wife is brought to a climax when he arrives home on this particular evening, after an afternoon with the boys, in an intoxicated condition. A serious quarrel ensues and they separate, but to avoid scandal to reside in the same house, occupying different apartments. Practically free to do as he pleases, and suffering somewhat from the result of his hasty step, for he really loves his wife, he goes into the circle of the smart set and is fascinated by the belle. This fair charmer being possessed of a host of admirers, he is flattered by her special attentions to him, making him the favored one. He is destined to become a regular attendant at her house parties. Mrs. Wilson learns of this while on a pitiful secret visit to his rooms during his absence and hears the woman call him up by telephone, she picking up the receiver in answer to the ring. A few days later he is especially honored by a dinner given to him by the lady, but falling into his habitual indifference he forgets all about it. The lady in a huff calls him up by 'phone reprimanding him for his neglect. To make reparation for this slight he promises to give her the most beautiful diamond star obtainable, for which he has heard her express a wish. He gets the star and prepares to send it, enclosing a card reading: "Accept this little peace offering and let us be friends again, Jack." He places this in his desk drawer to send to the lady that evening. Meanwhile, she alone and heart-crushed is proffered dangerous diversion by an old-time suitor, who on this day calls to take her auto riding. Wilson sees from his apartment the man leaving his wife's rooms and becomes jealous, which jealousy clears his vision. Realizing his love for his wife and appreciating his own contemptible actions, he is torn with distress. At his office he cannot work, for his mind is ever on his apparently lost love. A little girl next door, having the run of the Wilson apartments, enters John's room and finds the diamond star while playfully rummaging about the room, and innocently takes it to Mrs. Wilson. She upon reading the card naturally thinks it is intended for her and pins it to her corsage, hurrying to her husband's apartment to thank him. He having just arrived in, of course, astounded buy happy that the star, although misgiven, is the result of a reconciliation.
- StarsMabel NormandEvangeline BlaisdellJames MorrisonMargaret is the older and Betty the younger of two sisters. Their brother Jack brings a young unmarried millionaire friend to spend a few days with them. Margaret gets in line for the young visitor and warns Betty not to be too presumptuous, for Betty has the advantage in winsomeness. To give her sister every chance, Betty plays waitress. Jack's friend is so smitten with the pretty maid that he can see nothing else. Margaret loses, Betty wins. Her identity is made known and the young fellow proposes then and there, Father gives his consent, and Margaret joins in with the rest in offering congratulations.
- DirectorWilliam BarkerStarsH.B. IrvingAlice YoungDorothea BairdKing James' agent saves a Dutch princess and marries her as the King's proxy.
- StarsMabel NormandWilliam HumphreyThe incidents of this beautifully pathetic and romantic picture occurred at the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. Comte de Charney is sentenced to life imprisonment for political conspiracy. In the same prison, Girhardi, an Italian, is confined. He has a beautiful daughter named Theresa, who visits her father and sees de Charney exercising in the prison yard. She is sympathetic and looks upon the Count as an interesting and attractive person. Her eyes follow him as he bends over the pavements of the yard to examine two tiny green leaves which are springing up in the crack between the pavements and hears him exclaim, "Picciola," or "little flower." The plant seems to take a deep hold upon the Count and day after day, during his recreation periods, its growth furnishes him with new thoughts and occupation as he carefully guards and cultivates it in its development, and when his time for exercising is up he leaves it with hesitancy and regret. Theresa, in her visits to her father, from time to time, notices the growth of the plant and the careful and tender consideration which the Count gives it, shielding it from possible disturbance by placing bits of sticks in the surrounding cracks, thereby forming a little fence. De Charney feels the effects of his imprisonment until he is stricken down with fever, the doctor gives him up, but Ludovic, the jailer, remembers that the "Picciola" possesses medical qualities to counteract the ravage of the disease with which de Charney is afflicted. Plucking the leaves he brews them into a tea and administers it to the prisoner, who readily responds to the potion and soon is convalescent. At this time the Count dreams he has gained his freedom and it makes a lasting effect on his mind. Ludovic is a kind and considerate man always showing friendly regard for de Charney and when the noble prisoner calls his attention to the stones that are choking his celebrated "Picciola" to death, the jailer induces him to write a petition to the Emperor Napoleon, asking him to grant permission to remove the stones which are crushing the plant which saved his life. Theresa volunteers to carry the letter to Napoleon who receives her kindly and says he will give the permit in person. The Commandant of the prison enters the yard and when he sees Comte de Charney lovingly minding the little plant he directs Ludovic to tear it from its roots and crush it under his foot. The jailer hesitates, but sternly the officer commands him to destroy the flower. Napoleon himself, with Theresa, enters the prison yard and grants de Charney's petition and "Picciola" lives. One month later Napoleon not only pardons Comte de Charney, but also grants a pardon to Theresa's father. Both are given their freedom. The Count and Theresa embrace, and we can guess the answer.
- StarsMary MauriceMaurice CostelloMabel NormandThrough the friendship of their family physician, Donald Gray, who lives with his mother in Scotland, is offered an opportunity to go to America to study medicine. He leaves with his mother's blessings. Five years later, Donald is a physician with a successful practice in New York City. One of his patients has grown very fond of him; at the same time the young physician has grown fond of this gentleman's daughter, and is engaged to be married to her. His mother resolves to pay him an unexpected visit and arrives at his home just as he is thinking of her, and the meeting is a touching one. Donald induces his mother to take a small cottage in the country, as he is afraid that his intended will not like his plain mother. After everybody has retired, Mrs. Gray packs her valise and wanders about from place to place; exhausted and sick, she is taken to the hospital. Donald, discovering his mother's absence, telephones everywhere to learn what has become of her, without avail. He receives a message from a Doctor Chase, asking him to consult him on a very trying case. Doctor Tray hastens to assist his friend, and at the hospital discovers his dear old mother lying on the cot next to the one occupied by the young girl. It is not long before she is back in his house again, under his tender loving care. Helen, Donald's fiancée, calls to meet her future mother-in-law, and when the young girl looks at his mother, and she looks at his intended wife, there is an expression of mutual approval, sympathy and love. The sweet and kind old soul of the mother beams with a smile as she lays her hands tenderly on the heads of her children.
- StarsJames MorrisonMabel NormandEdwin R. PhillipsThrough hard work, Jack Howard has at last placed himself in a comfortable position, and he and his dear little wife Mabel live in a little apartment with all the comforts of home. He is now ready to enjoy married life, but the strain has been too great and he is sick and irritable and almost on the verge of nervous prostration. Mabel tries to cheer and comfort him; she waits on him and is a truly good and faithful wife, very much concerned about her hubby. She insists he must take a vacation, and after he has gotten permission from his employer, and she has packed his grip, he is about to leave home when he thinks of his camera, with which he promises to take some scenes of the location where he will rest and recuperate. When he gets on the train, he happens to meet an old friend, a newspaper man who has been assigned to a theatrical performance that will take place later that week. They compare cameras and speak of the objects of their trips out of town. Jack enjoys his vacation and he does not forget to make good use of his camera, taking many beautiful scenes from nature and several snapshots of the natives. His friend the newspaper man has filled his commission, taking some photographs of the members of a burlesque company, and he is quite satisfied with his success. By a strange coincidence, Jack and the reporter on their return home again meet on the same train, and again tell their experiences during their week's outings. Arriving at their hometown, they separate, and by mistake exchange cameras. Jack leaves his film at the photographer's to be developed and goes to meet his wife, who is very glad to see him back again looking so well, and asks him if he brought home any photographs of his trip. He speaks very enthusiastically about them and tells her the proofs will be home in a short time. A messenger boy comes in with the pictures, and when "Jacky dear" shows them to his wife she is horrified to see several views of the theatrical troupe in grotesque abbreviated skirts; no amount of explanations will console her, and it is not until his newspaper friend, who has discovered that he has gotten Jack's photographs instead of his own, comes into the house, sets the whole matter straight, and restores peace in the family.
- DirectorJ. Searle DawleyStarsBen F. WilsonLaura SawyerJames GordonA monk tells a tale about a woman who can only surrender her heart to a man who can offer her jewels. A poor man falls in love with her and steals jewels off a statue of the Madonna to give to her.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsFred MaceMack SennettDot FarleyMurphy, the cop, gives his I. O. U. to the money-lender. Pressed for payment, he gives up his wife's jewelry. She thinks she has been robbed and reports the matter to the police lieutenant. Amusing complications result in which Murphy's duplicity is exposed, and his wife administers punishment for his offense.
- DirectorGeorge LesseyStarsBen F. WilsonLaura SawyerJack ConwayA play based on a famous English case of a man being executed wrongfully on circumstantial evidence. Harry Baker and Alice Charlton meet at the preparations for a barn dance. He takes her home in his auto and this is the beginning of their love affair. At the dance each girl brings a necktie to match her apron. The boys choose their partners by drawing ties, which are wrapped. Clarence Morton, a rival to Harry, marks the wrapper of Alice's tie and gets her for a partner. Harry learns of this later and he and Clarence fight it out outside. A biting frost comes on and the dancers leave to protect the orange trees with smudge pots. Clarence comes across some smudge pots belonging to Jeff Robey, a neighbor of Harry, and starts to take them to his own grove. Robey comes along and accuses Clarence of theft. They quarrel and Clarence is accidentally killed by a pruning knife. Robey flees. Harry finds Clarence there; drops his own pruning knife and runs for help. He is arrested and tried for murder. Robey is drafted as the twelfth juror. Harry is convicted. At the crying of Alice, Robey breaks down and confesses.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsFred MaceJewel CarmenCharles AveryHarold is in love with Ethel Parks, but finds scant favor with her father; Parks always manages to get his daughter away from her admirer. One day Harold makes bold to call at the house, but the reception he receives shows him plainly that he will never win the old man's favor. Harold goes to see his friend the dentist. While there, Parks comes in, suffering with an aching tooth and accompanied by Ethel. Harold jams him down into the chair and applies the gas and soon Parks is in slumberland. Harold persuades the dentist to take Ethel to the minister's house and await him there. On the way the dentist, himself a suitor, convinces Ethel that she should marry him and the knot is tied. When Harold rushes up he is coldly met by the couple, who inform him that they are married, and Harold vents his spleen on the little dentist.
- DirectorJ. Searle DawleyStarsBen F. WilsonLaura SawyerJessie McAllisterA Dutch romance. Hulda and Heintz are bashful, giggling lovers, hut their spooning opportunities are few, as well as being forbidden. One day they get a chance to spoon, but the village gossip sees them and hastens to Hulda's mother, exaggerating what she saw. Hulda gets a curtain lecture, but pleads for Heintz. Heintz is then allowed to call. The lovers become engaged. As the wedding day approaches Hulda dons her wedding dress and goes to show it to her lame grandmother, who cannot be present at the ceremony. The village gossip's husband is a dike-tender. A great storm is raging while he lies drunk. The land is in danger of flood. Hulda disappears and the village gossip starts another scandal about her eloping with a minister. When the wedding hour arrives Hulda is missing. After a search she is found, bedraggled and covered with mud. While the dike-tender lay drunk she had been stopping a hole in the dike with her hare hands and thereby saves the country.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleMabel NormandCharles InsleeWhen a girl delivering expensive garments loses them to some Irish shanty town kids,her boss, a Jewish clothier, is livid and a fight breaks out.Soon the mêlée spreads to the whole neighborhood with brick throwing merging into bomb throwing, with the sides on clearly ethnic lines. The Keystone cops find things too much for their efforts to stop it, so firemen and a bayonet-charging squad of soldiers are called into the fray.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFord SterlingMack SennettWilliam Hauber
- DirectorMack SennettStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleMabel NormandFord SterlingLouis, the chef and Oscar, the head waiter, are in love with Mabel the pretty cashier. The Waiters' picnic is held, and Mabel is the cause of much trouble between Louis and Oscar. Mabel accidentally falls over a high bank and Louis, in attempting to rescue her, falls over too. Oscar and the other picnickers rush to the scene, and by means of a human rope pull Mabel up. Louis is left to his fate but by superhuman efforts manages to near the top, when Oscar pushes him back again. That night the headwaiter makes things as unpleasant as possible for the chef, and the latter retaliates by sending out some weird concoctions from his kitchen, causing the patrons to heap maledictions upon Oscar. The methods of the chef in handling the victuals are comically shown and will cause oceans of laughter. The chef finally decides to gain a terrible revenge by killing his rival, so he prepares a seemingly appetizing dish, which is liberally sprinkled with poison. It looks so good that the headwaiter presents it to Mabel, who is about to go home and she wraps a napkin about it and goes out. Louis waits until the poison shall have taken effect and then enters the dining room to gaze at his dead enemy. He is surprised to see Oscar serenely walking about, and when he learns what has occurred he bolts for the door and rushes madly down the street. Police and pedestrians attempt to stop the supposed mad man, but he bowls over every one in his path and continues on his flight, pursued by a howling mob. He arrives at Mabel's home in time to prevent the family eating the poisoned food, and then falls into the hands of Oscar who administers a well merited heating.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBeatrice VanNick CogleyThe professor does not approve of his daughter's suitor. His disapproval is so marked that it is finally noticed by said swain, Tim Brown, when he is kicked out of the house by the father of his lady love, and he resolves to be careful in the future and not be subjected to further indignities. The Professor has been experimenting with germs, and discovers some new and deadly ones which he exhibits to some of his medical friends. The germs have been raised in a culture of milk, and when the professor escorts his guests to the door the milk bottle and the cup are left on the table. Unfortunately, Tim Brown seized this particular moment to make a call on his lady love, accompanied by his dog, making his entrance through an open window. The dog is thirsty, so he innocently pours more milk into the cup and gives it to the animal. The professor, returning, sees what is taking place, and crying, "The dog is full of deadly germs," runs away. The dog, attracted by the queerly acting, screaming man, runs after him, and soon there is tremendous excitement, half the town running with the Professor, and the others running after him and the dog. After many narrow escapes from the deadly teeth of the dog, the professor finally reaches a place of safety.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleBeatrice VanCharles AveryHenry is a big, fat country boy with three passions. He likes eggs, milk and girls. He steals the eggs from the nests, sucks their contents, and refills the shells with water. When the family sit down to breakfast and the shells are broken the crime is discovered and Farmer Jones places a big bear trap, covered with straw, in front of the nests, Henry sees this done, however, and says nothing. Henry weighs about 250 pounds. The Jones cow, Loretta, seems suddenly to have gone dry. Of course Henry does not tell them that he has been making secret visits to Loretta with a cup. Henry is in love with Jenny Brown. Si Black is also enamored of the fair Jenny. Si only weighs about 102 pounds, and when the rivals become engaged in a physical conflict it looks dark for Si until he practices a new kind of Ju-jitsu on the stomach of his foe. For the nonce, Henry accepts defeat, but turns the tables on Si when he lures him to the concealed bear trap and pushes him onto it. The jaws close upon poor Si's legs, and Henry calls every one to come and see the captured egg thief.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleFred MaceNick CogleyAn amusing burlesque of gang fighters. The police go after them, one by one, and each guardian of the peace is caught and despoiled of his clothing and compelled to return to the station. The police put a dummy officer on a plank extending out into the water, and when the gangsters go after him the live police close in on them and a battle royal takes place in the water.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsFred MaceNick CogleyDot FarleyAlgie secures a job on the force. A new chief of police is appointed, who wears a soft hat and a frock coat. A woman reports the theft of her watch by a thief with a soft hat and a frock coat and Algie goes out looking for the thief. He meets the chief of police and arrests him after a chase and a fight, and handcuffs his prisoner to a telegraph pole while he goes for assistance. The Captain's consternation can be imagined when he arrives with his men and finds his chief a prisoner. Algie gets bounced,
- DirectorHenry LehrmanStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleNick CogleyGeorge JeskeTwo old tars, retired from service, live alone in a cottage by the sea. They sail along on an even keel, until a buxom and comely widow projects herself on the scene when one old tar breaks one of their unwritten laws and falls in love with her. The other old fellow objects strenuously.
- DirectorGeorge NicholsStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbucklePhyllis AllenMinta DurfeeFatty induces wife to let him take a day off to go to the celebration at San Diego. He has a wonderful time, flirting with the girls, breaking up a parade, fighting the police force and falling into the fountain with him, escapes, and with the crowd after him, leaps into the river. Here he rescues a little boy and becomes a hero. He goes home to wife in a bedraggled condition, tells of rescue and is set upon a pedestal. Wife, as a reward, takes him to the movies at night and sees husband flirting and fighting in the fountain, where some enterprising cameraman caught him. That explaining, as she thought, the bedraggled state in which he arrived home, she turns and beats him all the way home.
- DirectorWilfred LucasStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- DirectorSegundo de ChomónA couple of Englishmen reach the middle of the earth accompanied by their guides. Here they find huge caverns covered with stalactites with gigantic mushrooms springing up spontaneously. Elephants innumerable, huge frogs, crocodiles and other monsters appear suddenly, and the travelers flee in tenor. After passing through streams of molten lava and fire they manage to return as if by miracle to the face of the earth.
- StarsMaurice CostelloMabel NormandSilas Warner dictates a letter commanding his son Harry to leave college at once and enter his office as an employee. Furthermore, Mr. Warner has in mind the marriage of his son to his partner's daughter. When Harry receives his father's letter, he returns home, but takes a decided stand in opposition to his father's ideas. Furthermore, Harry is about to be married to Rose Blend. Warner's partner, Martin, turns out to be a defaulter, and almost ruins the firm. Harry reads a newspaper account of his father's ills and trouble, so he and his wife go to see and assist him. As Mr. Warner is convalescent, he extends to his son and wife his parental blessings.
- StarsMaurice CostelloMabel NormandJulia Swayne GordonHugh and Henry Watson, two brothers, are in love with Helen Mallory. She rejects Hugh and accepts Henry. Hugh, broken-hearted, goes west, leaving a note to his mother telling her the reason for his going away. Hugh is the apple of his mother's eye, and she grieves herself into a collapse and is dying with sorrow. Her sight fails her. Henry tells his mother that he will go in search of his brother. Henry arrives among the mountains of Colorado. He takes a stagecoach and on his way to the point where he expects to find his brother, the stagecoach is held up by a masked robber and when the passengers are being robbed, Henry shoots the highwayman, whom he discovers to be his brother Hugh. Henry tells Hugh to get away as quickly as possible. He makes himself up to appear like the desperado and is afterwards captured as the guilty party. Henry gets word to the wounded brother, telling him to pose as the passenger who shot the thief in the stagecoach hold-up and collect the reward offered and take the money home to their mother and he will go to prison in his stead. Hugh will not stand for this and gives himself up, informing the sheriff that he is the guilty man and Henry is the man who shot him and should have the reward for his apprehension. Henry takes the money home to the old mother, who has now become totally blind, and to save her the shame and grief of a dishonorable son, pretends that he is her boy Hugh and the old lady passes away happy in the thought that Hugh has returned safely to calm her last moments as she falls into an eternal sleep.
- DirectorGeorge D. BakerStarsJohn BunnyFlora FinchMabel NormandMrs. Nag objects to her husband having a pretty female stenographer in his office, and orders him to employ one of his own sex. So Miss Prue, the good-looking stenographer to whom Mrs. Nag objects, dresses in man's attire. On her way to business one morning she sends a bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Nag, with the inscription, "Compliments of an ardent admirer." Miss Prue apprises her boss of her deed, and when Mrs. Nag arrives at his office, he accuses her of having another admirer. Miss Prue is victorious and when we see her in the last scene she is her own admirable self once more, seated before the typewriter in Mr. Nag's office, with every prospect of being an uninterrupted and permanent employee. Mild and docile, Mrs. Nag modestly enters the office, but offers no objections or interruptions, submissively waiting for her husband to escort her home.
- DirectorGeorge D. BakerStarsGrace LewisJames MorrisonMabel NormandOne little world, just two people in it: Anne and Bob, comfortably seated before the fire's glow in a little tete-a-tete, absorbed in the oblivion of love. Then the young girl's stern parent enters and commands the young man to make himself scarce and keep away from the susceptible young girl until she is of more mature age. But to make doubly sure, Anne's father sends her away to boarding school--but not before she has acquainted Bob with the fact and told him to follow her; she cannot live without him. At the Hillsdale Academy for Young Ladies, Anne feels like a cat in a strange garret, and refuses to be comforted. Her schoolmates notice this, as well as the extreme vigilance the preceptress exercises over the new arrival, pursuant to the instructions of the anxious father to see that his daughter does not neglect her studies for love's young dream. As the girls become better acquainted with Anne, they learn the cause of her dejection, heartily sympathize with her and are ready to help her when faithful Bob is discovered within the school's sacred precincts, ready to do the Romeo and Juliet act at the first favorable opportunity. She throws a note from her window down to her gallant Bob, who loses no time in following out her plans, securing a ladder down which his sweetheart is to make her way into his arms.The girls have gotten the principal's permission to have a taffy pull, and while they are engaged in this sweet occupation, Anne is preparing to elope with her dear Bob, and soon they young couple is on their way to the parson's to be cemented together for life. In answer to a note from the eagle-eyed preceptress, Anne's father arrives upon the scene just as a policeman is trying to solve the presence of the ladder underneath the open window. The preceptress appears at the window in her nightgown, the father rushes into the academy and into the room where the lady in her nightie is trying to extricate herself from the several pans of taffy which the girls left to cool. At the appearance of the excited parent, the head of the school, realizing her negligee attire, tries to escape. Anne's papa grasps the lady's sticky hand and asks about his daughter--and is told that he is too late: his daughter "has gone and done it." The teacher rushes from the room, and the outwitted father falls down and out into a convenient chair.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceMabel NormandWilliam J. ButlerWith her uncle she visits the seashore and goes bathing with a party of her brother's friends. Uncle also takes a dip and is annoyed at the perilous performance of the girl. He orders her from the water and locks her in her room, but brother releases her. He finally concludes that home is the best place for her, for there she will run no chance of drowning.
- StarsEdith StoreyMrs. B.F. ClintonJulia Swayne GordonBetty Carlton, a pretty girl, is sent to a girls' seminary. She is welcomed by all, and everything goes along merrily until one day, when they try to initiate Betty into one of their societies by blindfolding her and dropping cold, wet macaroni through her fingers. It feels so much like snakes that she dashes from the room. From now on she is ostracized. She decides to leave. While packing her trunk. She discovers a burglar climbing into a room where the other girls are having a "feed," to which she has not been invited. All the girls scream and run away. Betty, trusting to her lariat, enters the room, captures the burglar, and is thereby made a friend of all.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsHenry B. WalthallClaire McDowellFlorence GenevaCalumny is one of the most despicable crimes against our neighbor, and while the wife in this story acted conventionally, she nevertheless maligned the other woman simply because she was an actress. While out on a shopping tour, the wife and her husband enter a store, leaving their child in the auto in the chauffeur's care. This gentleman pays but scant attention to the little one, so he wanders off and strolls into the stage door of a theater during the matinee. Upon their return to the auto the parents discover the child's absence and trace him to the theater stage, where they find him in the arms of one of the showgirls. The mother snatches the child from the girl's arms, scornfully exclaiming, "How dare you contaminate my child with your touch?" For this remark, together with the derisive laughter it occasions, the girl vows revenge.
- StarsJohn BunnyWilliam SheaFlora FinchIn Solomon's clothing store he has in stock two overcoats of exactly the same make and pattern. He offers these for sale at an attractive price, placing them in a conspicuous place in front of his establishment to lure prospective purchasers. Michael Gallagher, who is passing by and in need of an outer garment, notices Solomon's display and after some dickering, buys one of the coats. Shortly afterward, bachelor Peter Dempsey happens along and takes a fancy to the remaining coat and Solomon makes another sale. Gallagher and Dempsey happen into the same restaurant at the same time. Finishing his meal, Gallagher leaves hurriedly and takes Dempsey's coat, quite naturally mistaking it for his own. When Dempsey is through with his meal, he puts on Gallagher's coat, quite satisfied that it is his own. That night Dempsey calls on his sweetheart, who admires his new overcoat, and as she helps him off with it, a letter in a woman's handwriting falls out of the pocket; she chaffs him about his correspondent and threatens to read it. Thinking it some business letter, he gives his permission. She opens it and to her horror finds it signed, "Your dear wife, Maggie," and speaks of the children. Dempsey is dumbfounded; she will not listen and drives him from the house. The exchange of overcoats gets Gallagher in wrong with his wife, who returns from the country and finds a letter in his pocket signed, "Your loving sweetheart, Norah." She berates him good and plenty, and poor Gallagher rushes from the house distracted. Gallagher and Dempsey meet in a saloon, where they have gone to drown their sorrows. They are immediately struck by the similarity of their overcoats; explanations follow, and all ends happily when they present themselves to Mrs. Gallagher and Norah, showing the "whys and wherefores" of the suspicion aroused in the minds of Gallagher's wife and Dempsey's sweetheart.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsMabel NormandHarry HydeKate BruceAn attractive young woman is ashamed of her shabbily-dressed mother, and won't introduce her to her suitor. Distraught, the mother wanders into the street and is killed. Too late, the daughter realizes how badly she treated her.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsCharles WestVivian PrescottJoseph GraybillIn the little Italian home the wife feels she is neglected and apparently it seems that her husband's love is growing cold, for he has become decidedly indifferent. She, therefore, plans with her cousin to arouse his love through jealousy. At an Italian picnic, after repeated vain efforts to draw her husband's attentions toward her, she starts off with her cousin, passing in view of her husband. His fiery nature is violently aroused with jealousy, and rushing home in a towering rage, would have wreaked disaster to the entire family, for his terrible suspicion poisons his mind even against his two little children. He learns the truth, however, and realizes now to what extreme the result of his neglect would have driven him.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsRobert HarronMabel NormandGrace HendersonThe boy, who is the idol of his widowed mother, returns from college with a collegiate record she is justly proud of. To mark the occasion his boyhood sweetheart and her mother come to spend a few days. The too-indulgent mother, however, is blind to the fact that the boy is spending most of his evenings in full dress, which should have told her that Bohemian society was engaging his attention. A showgirl, who learns that he will soon come into great wealth, determines to win him. Unsophisticated as he is, he is an easy prey. A friend of the family warns the mother of her boy's danger, which she is loath to believe until positive proof is presented. Pleadings are in vain, for the boy is fascinated, and so the sorrowing mother, feeling she has lost all that she has lived for, determines upon self-destruction and is prevented only by the timely appearance of her visiting friend, who devises the plan that awakens the boy. She has the mother pretend suicide on account of the loss of fortune. This shows the boy the true nature and design of the object of his infatuation.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettMabel NormandFord SterlingAn old toymaker invents an automatic doll and goes to the lawyers to apply for a patent. That day a young girl is reported missing, and Dan, the cop, receives word that a reward of $500 is offered for solving the mystery of her disappearance. Dan's sweetheart gets a position as cook in the inventor's family, and catching a glimpse of the doll, thinks it is the missing girl. Dan for a while has a vision of $500, only to wake up to find both he and his sweetheart out of a job.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceMabel NormandEdward DillonMr. Nelson is a "newlywed" and carries his darling wife's picture with him always. However, he almost falls for the temptation to go to the mask-ball, inviting an erstwhile lady friend to go with him, telling her that he would dress as a pirate and she to go as a Spanish gypsy. At the sight of his wife's portrait, however, he realizes his intended wrong-doing and changes his mind, asking a friend to go in his stead. The office boy mixes the letters and wifey gets the one he intended for the girl, and she goes to catch her erring hubby. So while hubby waits at home, wifey is keeping her eye on the bold, bad pirate she believes to be her husband.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettFred MaceEdward DillonMrs. Grimm catches her lord, Mr. Grimm, strolling in the park with a chorus girl. She at once decides to get a divorce and sends his photograph with a letter to the "Two Sleuths." Meanwhile, the penitent Mr. Grimm has pacified his irate spouse, and to make amends takes her on a little trip. The sleuths, however, get the letter and follow them, thinking the wife is the woman mentioned.
- DirectorHenry LehrmanMack SennettStarsFred MaceMabel NormandEdward DillonHubby is anxious to get away for a little time at the beach with the boys, and works up a quarrel with wifey over a new hat, the bill for which he is asked to pay. Making this excuse, he goes off with his chums. The wife is an expert swimmer and diver and is invited to attend a meet of the ladies' swimming club, of which she was formerly a member. Her husband's treatment induces her to accept the invitation. The affair takes place at the very beach to which the husband hied himself. One may imagine that hubby has not only plunged into the cooling waters of the surf, but into domestic hot water as well.
- StarsMabel Normand
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceMabel NormandJoseph GraybillA flypaper salesman, who is everlastingly playing jokes upon his friends, becomes such a pest that a couple of his victims vow to turn the tables on him. While off on a business trip, they cause to be published an article to the effect that he had met with a fatal accident. The article was given such credence that his wife, believing herself a widow, was about to marry again, when he reappeared.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceDell HendersonLily CahillIt is hubby's birthday and the wife wishing to surprise him, surreptitiously interviews the jeweler's clerk to order a gold watch as a present. Her mysterious action arouses suspicion in the husband, who follows her at a distance and witnesses the meeting between her and the clerk. The hour arriving for the delivery of the watch, wifey goes to the door to meet it, and while standing outside, the door closes and locks on her skirt, holding her captive. Having no key, she induces the clerk to climb through the second story window and come down to unlock the door. All would have been well, but the clerk encounters the husband and it looked had for the clerk for a while.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettMabel NormandFord SterlingMamma desired a rich husband for her daughter, Nellie, and so Tom, who was simply a clerk, was by no means her choice, though he was Nellie's. Harry Jones was favored until mamma reads in the newspaper that Mr. Brown has become heir to $30,000. This freezes Jones out, so he "gets rich quick" by writing on a newspaper bulletin-board that he has inherited $30,000,000. Jones' stock "booms." However, both Brown and Jones appear with a minister, when mamma receives a letter: "Dear Mamma: If you wish to see Jones and Brown married, marry them yourself. Nellie," she having eloped with Tom.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsHarry McCoyAlice DavenportMabel NormandMay's sweetheart is a traveling salesman, and on the last day of his trip be writes May that be will arrive the following day and will call as soon as possible. On his way to the hotel he procures a bunch of pansies to send her. While writing the note. "I hope to see you wearing these when I call," he knocks the ink bottle over on his trousers. He must send them to be cleaned, so he sends the hall boy on both errands. On the way the boxes become mixed, and May receives the pants with the letter, "I hope to see you wearing," etc.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandMack SennettCharles WestUpon the arrival of a young girl from the city, Zeke and Jake, brothers, each determine to win her. For a time these rival brothers are amusing to her, but when her real sweetheart appears, she is at a loss to know how to get rid of them. Her city beau, however, wants to have some fun with them, so is introduced to the rubes as her brother. He pretends to be interested in the condition of affairs, and decides they must prove their love by chancing fate for her sake. He places three chocolates on the table, stating that one of the candies contains deadly poison. To the amazement of all they take a chance, but for naught.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsEdward DillonFred MaceMarguerite MarshPercy and Harold are rivals, and both take the objects of their affections for an outing. Each tries to win the girl from the other, but while they quarrel another young man escorts her into the surf. Each blames the other for the affair, and during the argument Percy pushes Harold from the pier into the water. Harold at once conceives the idea of making Percy imagine he has committed murder by remaining out of sight under the pier. The imaginary crime almost drives Percy insane. What a relief he experiences when he sees that his friend turns up very much alive.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsWilfred LucasEdwin AugustDorothy BernardOver the Kingdom of Romanda there reigned a King who was greatly influenced by his favorite, whom he devotedly loved. He presents her with a necklace of fabulous worth and enjoins that she never part with it, which command she swears by the stars to keep. About this time an impecunious cousin of the King calls to beg the loan of money, which is refused. The favorite promises to intercede for him. The cardinal and the favorite are bitter enemies because of her thwarting many of his pet schemes, and he plans a revenge by inciting jealousy in the King. The scheme he devises is to have the necklace missing and found in the cousin's pocket. The plan succeeds so well that the King condemns the seemingly guilty pair to an air-tight chamber, where they would have suffocated to death had not the lady-in-waiting, who helped in the plot, become horror-stricken and confessed. The cardinal himself was plunged into the depths of remorse, as he did not think the scheme would drive the impetuous King to such extremes; he merely wished to have the favorite exiled from the Court.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettMabel NormandThe nervous, expectant papa leaves for the office in a fever, for the stork is expected at his home. On the same day a new cook is engaged. She is a colored woman with a small baby, which she brings with her and ensconces in the kitchen. The gardener, hearing the cry of the pickaninny, runs off to the nearest telephone and calls up the expectant papa, informing him that the baby has arrived. A few moments later the proud papa, rushing into the kitchen, followed by a crowd of friends he has collected en route, finds the cause of the excitement to be a little human "chocolate drop." His gloom, however, only lasts a moment, and the joys carry the day.
- DirectorDell HendersonStarsEdward DillonJ. Jiquel LanoeJack PickfordThis ill-tempered gentleman accompanies his wife to the seashore, but being so insanely jealous of her makes the stay there rather unpleasant. First of all, he refuses to go bathing in the surf with her, and she, despite his command not to, goes in alone. Towering with rage at his wile's defiance, he gets himself into several embarrassing positions. In fact he makes a fool of himself generally.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsGus PixleyWilliam J. ButlerMabel NormandHarry expected to come in for a portion of his uncle's estate, but didn't figure that he would get his share before his worthy relative's demise. The uncle, however, being an eccentric individual, decides to divide his estate while he is alive so as to avoid misunderstandings. Harry's share is $25,000, but the condition is that he is happily married, otherwise he doesn't get a penny. He has only a couple of hours in which to comply with the condition. Well, he gets his share, but, oh, what a struggle.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFord SterlingMabel NormandMack Sennett
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceMack SennettFord Sterling
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceFord SterlingMabel Normand
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFord SterlingFred MaceMabel Normand
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettMabel NormandFord Sterling
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishClaire McDowellWilliam J. ButlerA widower and his two daughters live in the wilds of the north woods. They form the acquaintance of two trappers, Bob Cole and Jim Watson, who hunt in the neighborhood. As fate will have it, both trappers love the same girl, the elder sister, but she loves Bob, while the younger girl is attracted by Jim. The elder girl, however, through a woman's whim, pays marked attention to Jim simply to arouse jealousy in Bob. He, in temper, cannot reason her motive and leaves, so through pique she accepts and marries Jim. Later Bob revisits the place, feeling that the girl loves him best, and tries to induce her to go away with him. He finally succeeds and, as you may imagine, fate brings about justice.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceFord SterlingVictoria FordeOld man Harding has a palatial residence, keeping a number of servants, including a French butler and chef. He is called away one day, expecting to be gone for several weeks, and the ambitious butler unfolds a plan to the chef by which he hopes to marry a wealthy girl. A widow and her daughter have just taken a house nearby, and the butler sends the chef with a note inviting them to dinner, signed with the name of a fictitious count. The women accept the invitation, and the butler arrays himself in the frock coat of his master and prepares to receive them. He secures the co-operation of the other servants, whom he has promised to reward handsomely if he wins the rich girl's hand. Everything goes well until the bogus count begins to think he is really a great man, and his arrogance towards the chef arouses that worthy's ire, and he decides to spoil the butler's plan. He gets one of the servants to attire himself in another suit of their master, and he comes upon the scene. Much comedy results and a duel is fought with table knives. Into the midst of this melee Harding comes home, and the crestfallen servants are discharged.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFord SterlingFred MaceMrs. Smith is married to a man who is such an inveterate flirt that he not only causes continual annoyance to his wife, but is in danger of being beaten by the husbands and sweethearts of the women he annoys. After Smith has made himself obnoxious to a couple of his wife's friends, whom he has not met before, they decide to lay a trap for him and teach him a lesson. They flirt with him deliberately, and go to the park with him. Here one manages to make her escape, and runs back to Mrs. Smith. The other makes a fool out of him, and finally gets him to play "Blind Man's Buff" and ties a handkerchief over his eyes. As he is groping about for his fair companion, Mrs. Smith slips into his arms. He tears the handkerchief from his eyes and faces the music.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFred MaceFord SterlingMabel has many admirers, and when she arrives at the summer resort she receives a number of proposals of marriage. Unable to decide, she determines to put the men to a test, so, before going bathing she fills her stockings with ugly bumps. When she discards her coat her unsightly limbs cause the men to heat a hasty retreat, with the exception of Black, who peeped when she made herself up. The next day when Mabel appears minus her ugly protuberances, Black is the envied of all, while the men who deserted her try to get into her good graces again, but without success.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceMack SennettFord SterlingMrs. Smith receives an anonymous letter stating that her husband is untrue to her, and she calls upon the detectives to shadow him. Smith comes home and, finding his wife away, goes out to look for her, in his shirt sleeves. Mrs. Smith points him out to the detectives, and they start on his trail. In the meantime Larkins, a police captain, is at home with his wife, and goes out to buy some ice cream, also in his shirt sleeves. As Smith enters a house Larkin comes out, just as the detectives turn the corner, and they, thinking Larkin is Smith, follow him. When Larkin returns home his fond wife makes much of him, all of which is noted by the detectives at the window. They finally decide to arrest him, and a furious scene is raised by the indignant Larkin and his wife, but to no avail, for Larkin is dragged off. In the meantime they have notified Mrs. Smith and she is on the way to meet them with three policemen, and Smith himself comes up at the same time. When Larkin and Smith get through with the detectives they have learned the painful lesson that it does not pay for a detective to make a mistake.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsElmer BoothGrace LewisLionel BarrymoreAs the husband leaves for the lumber regions, his wife gives him a memory message to be opened after his arrival. Attracted by a maid, cherished by the love of two old brothers, he forgets it until sometime later. The message serves its purpose, however, for through it, after a thrilling experience, the maid learns the true value of the man's love, while he in his turn, goes back to his waiting wife and finds there, along with his shame and regeneration, his heart's desire.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFord SterlingFred MaceThe deacon is a reformer, and is appointed the head of the Purity League, composed of the old maids of the town. A poster of a dancer is condemned by the league. The deacon goes to an amusement park and there sees the original of the poster standing on a platform during a ballyhoo, and sneaks in and gets a front seat. The dancer's efforts are met with a storm of applause from the deacon, who meets the girl after the show and becomes badly smitten, and in a moment of weakness is persuaded to have his tintype taken with the girl in costume. Some time later the show hits the deacon's home town, and the Purity League tries to prevent the performance. The arguments with the management reach an exciting stage, when the girl comes up and shows the picture of the deacon. The leaguers turn upon him, strip him of his badge and assist his wife in teaching him a thorough lesson.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFord SterlingMabel NormandMack SennettBrown is temperamental, and jealous. He goes to business and tips the maid to watch his wife. In his absence his wife's brother calls, whom he has never seen. The maid, spying, sees the affectionate greeting of the brother and sister, and runs to town to tell Brown. Mrs. Brown has turned away an evil-looking tramp, and when her little girl does not respond to her calls, she jumps at the conclusion that the little one has been kidnapped, and calls the police, who make haste to reach the Brown home on bicycles. In the meantime, however, the child returns home. After many difficulties Brown gets to his house, and, peeping through the window sees his wife sitting on her brother's lap. Drawing a revolver, he is about to shoot the unknown man when the police arrive. In fear and trembling they approach Brown, who has picked up his little girl, and whom they think is the kidnapper. Brown is captured and beaten unconscious with clubs. When he comes to he sees his wife and her brother standing over him and makes a dash for the brother. Explanations are quickly made, and he then turns upon the police and gives them a dose of the same medicine they gave him.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettMabel NormandFred Mace
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettMabel NormandFred MaceSuiters battle for Mabel's affections at a dance.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceMabel Normand
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsWalter MillerMae MarshJoseph GraybillAn abusive father and husband attends a play one night and sees that the "villain" in the piece does to his family exactly what he is doing to his own family.
- DirectorFred MaceStarsFred MaceMabel NormandAlice DavenportBrown and his friends take an afternoon off, spending their time with some pretty chorus girls. Their wives persuade them to go to a spiritualist meeting and the medium makes the startling announcement that a man present is not true to his wife. The women demand the name of the man, and she refuses to answer questions in the meeting but promises to do so at a private séance next morning. At the appointed hour the wives arrive, and Brown and his friends try to hush up the medium, but she makes them pay dearly for her statement to their wives that their husbands are true to them.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMack SennettMabel NormandFred MacePat comes home with a jag on and only part of his pay in his pocket. A stormy argument ensues, in which the neighbors and the policeman on the beat are brought in, but Bridget scatters the inquisitive ones with a pan of dish water. Pat wanders off and stumbles over an open man-bole in the street, and decides to be revenged, so he scrawls a note to Bridget that he has committed suicide by drowning himself in the man-hole, which is delivered to his wife by a boy. Bridget is overcome and becomes hysterical. The town constables on bicycles are called out, the police hurry to the scene, and the fire department lends its aid. A great crowd gathers about the man-hole and heroic policemen, with ropes tied about their waists, plunge into the dark depths in search of Pat. In the meantime Pat has been having the time of his life "rushing the growler," and his attention is attracted by the mob about the man-hole. Unsteadily he makes his way into their midst, and the angry firemen and police lay violent hands on him but are driven off by the valiant Bridget, who leads her spouse home.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceMack SennettMabel NormandBrown and Smith are friends, but their wives have never met. Brown flirts with Mrs. Smith, and in revenge, Mrs. Brown flirts with Mr. Smith. Many amusing scenes are shown, coming to a climax when both couples go to a summer garden. The two men meet and tell each other what fine girls each are out with. Finally the four are brought together and the wives soothe the angry husbands and convince them that it does not pay to flirt.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFord SterlingFred MaceJim Smith and Sallie Rice are very much in love with each other, but her father vehemently shows his disapproval of Jim. An elopement is planned, and at midnight Jim has the country magistrate waiting for him at the cross roads. He goes to tap on Sallie's window, but makes a mistake and awakens old man Rice, who, clad in his pajamas, pursues him with a shot-gun, and as Jim joins the magistrate, takes a pot shot at them, which finds lodgement in the judge's back. When Rice finds out what he has done, he is in fear of the law, but Jim pays the judge to settle the matter on condition that Rice gives his consent to his daughter's marriage.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishDorothy GishLionel BarrymoreThe question is, would the young tramp really have fallen in love with the groceryman's daughter if he had not caught her in the heart struggle. Be that as it may, she could not find it in her to drown the unwelcome visitor to the pantry, so she let it go and the silent little drama witnessed by the tramp greatly impressed him. Not so the strict aunt, she declared the whole thing to be in exact accordance with everything else in the family. Their hearts ran away with their heads. That was why they lost money on credit, could not pay off the mortgage and send the sick sister to a better climate. As for the tramp, they had no business to take him in. He could not pay for his keep. But the tramp surprised them all.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishCharles WestHarry CareyThe thief was clever and he forged around the girl's sweetheart a chain of circumstantial evidence that seemingly had no flaw. The girl's faith was great and in unraveling the mystery the detective she engaged used the scientific methods of today, making a brilliant detective story.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLionel BarrymoreLillian GishWalter MillerKnocked down by an automobile, the intoxicated tramp is taken to the doctor's house, received and treated to a square meal. The husband of a patient has just died, calls on the doctor, intending to kill him. The grief-crazed man is foiled several times by the return of the tramp, whom the maid at last pushes out of the house. She hears the doctor struggling with his assailant and faints. The tramp hears the doctor's cry for help and enters by a rear window, despite the objections of a policeman, in time to save his benefactor.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsBlanche SweetHenry B. WalthallLionel BarrymoreAfter a dancer marries, she discovers that she has little in common with her husband.
- DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLionel BarrymoreKate BruceLillian GishEverything he did seemed to be misconstrued, except by the little lady he loved. The town roisters made fun of her and his love. That made trouble and the chief vigilante believed him the cause of it all. So he was "in wrong" all around. The girl's father also sided with the opinion of the world, and sent both the boy and girl away. Mother was on a visit at the time, and therein the need of such a one at home was proved, for once back she sent the father out to bring them home again. The boy in the gold hills had been misunderstood again. Marauding merchants had left their victim on the mountain pass and the boy, coming on the scene, was again accused, but the lie in the end destroyed itself.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFred MaceFord Sterling
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceAlice DavenportMabel NormandA traveling man is vacationing at a summer resort kept by a farmer and his wife, and falls in love with a rich widow. The spooning of the two gets on the farmer's nerves, and he tries in various ways to discourage them. Twice, peeking through the window, he finds the flirtatious drummer making a fuss over his own wife, and when he rushes in he finds that the widow has returned and is occupying the drummer's attention. He gets his shotgun and tries to scare the drummer with it, but his wife takes it away from him and stands guard over him while she makes him do the kitchen work.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFred MaceCharles AveryAlice DavenportA society wedding and a colored wedding happen to take place at the same time, the happy couples being bound for the same train. The white people elude their friends, who, by mistake, chase the cab containing the negroes. Their astonishment when the dusky pair emerge from the cab is the climax to a series of humorous situations.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFord SterlingNick CogleyA villain attempts to win the love of a pretty fisher girl, who is in love with a village youth. The villain finally kidnaps the girl and carries her out to a rock at low tide, where he ties her. He stands on the shore hoping that the rising water will force her to promise to marry him. The water rises higher and higher, tremendous waves dashing over the girl, and when it seems impossible for her to live another minute her sweetheart arrives with a crowd of the village people and rescues her.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFred MaceHarry McCoyHarry and Tillie are preparing to elope when her dad appears and boots his would-be son-in-law out of the house. Tillie is locked up in her room, and to regain her liberty feigns illness and apparently swoons. Dad is troubled and telephones for a doctor. Harry, who is hovering around the corner, sees the doctor coming and bribes him to help him in a scheme to see Tillie. Hairy secures a false beard and makes up as a doctor and enters the house, where he is permitted to call on the patient and arrange new plans for an elopement. His high spirits are his undoing, however, for suspicious father, looking out of the window, sees the fake doctor fooling with the false beard. He telephones the doctor and finds him in his office, and lays a trap for Harry, beating him to the doctor's office. When Harry enters he is set upon by dad, but makes his escape, running to the meeting place with Tillie. The couple rush to the home of a minister and the ceremony is nearly over when dad rushes in and attacks Harry. The doctor, angered at dad's actions in his office, has called the police, and they rescue Harry from the irate man. The ceremony proceeds, and when Harry and Tillie exit they see dad in the clutches of the police, and they relent. A compromise is effected, by which he gives them his blessing and they withdraw the charges against him and secure his release.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFred MaceFord SterlingThis is a most amusing and cleverly acted burlesque of a Spanish courtship, in which two rivals for the hand of a beautiful senorita battle with each other. Gomez, with the assistance of weird-looking desperadoes, captures Antone, ties a rope about him and swings him from a steep cliff. He then builds a fire under the rope so that when the flames have burned the strands through Antone will be hurled to the bottom of the chasm, 1,000 feet below. As the rope breaks and Antone is seen falling through space; Gomez loses his footing and comes tumbling after. The men fall in a heap, and arising, renew the battle. They are interrupted by the senorita and a policeman, and suddenly decide that their arduous duel has cooled their love, and they fall on each other's necks and kiss each other, walking away arm in arm from the cause of their strife. With a disdainful toss of her head she leaves the faithless lovers, and a smile brings the policeman to her side, and she walks proudly away hanging onto the arm of the new victim of her wiles.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsMabel NormandFord SterlingJoseph GraybillThree rivals are aspirants for the hand of Mabel. Dad falls asleep in a rowboat and is set adrift by one, who tries to win favor as a hero by rescuing him, using a motorboat going at lightning speed. He is exposed, however, and his work goes for naught, as Mabel clings to the man of her choice.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFord SterlingMabel NormandMack SennettHiram, a country youth, is in love with Sallie. They go fishing and Sallie falls into the water. Hiram cannot swim, so he runs to the road and stops an automobile, driven by Alfred, a city chap. The latter rescues Sallie, and she feels grateful to him. His attentions to Sallie are not displeasing, and Hiram becomes insanely jealous. He tries to scare her by faking an attempt at suicide by hanging, but Alfred sees through the joke and pulls the rope until Hiram begs for mercy. In revenge he gets a dummy woman from a clothing store, and makes love to her. Alfred sees him and calls Sallie, and when they pounce down on him the laugh is on Alfred. Sallie's sense of humor is touched, and she forgives Hiram for failing to plunge into the water to save her.
- DirectorMack SennettStarsFord SterlingMabel NormandMack SennettGeorgie Burns is a conceited, athletic individual, who has turned his home into a gymnasium. His pretty wife is exceedingly vexed but cannot cure him of his love for strenuous sports. A forlorn tramp comes to the floor begging for a meal, and George promptly knocks him down. Mrs. Burns goes to mail a letter and accidentally drops it. A good-looking stranger picks it up for her and drops it into the box. She thanks him and goes home. George has been watching the incident with jealous eyes, and when he sees that the stranger stands looking after his wife in admiration he conceives a brilliant plan. He sends a note to the stranger asking him to call, and receives him with great affectation of courtesy and politeness. He lures his guest into the gymnasium and inveigles him to put on the boxing gloves, and then proceeds to "trim" him nicely. It turns out, however, that the stranger is a pugilist, and before he gets through with George that gentleman is willing to sign a pledge never to look at a glove again.