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Absent Minded Abe
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Pat Hartigan
Cast: John E. Brennan [Absent Minded Abe], Ruth Roland [Abe’s sweetheart], [?] Marshall Neilan?
Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by [?] The General Film Company, Incorporated? / Released 10 March 1913; in a split-reel with The Open Switch (1913). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? When Abe takes his sweetheart picnicking he has the wrong lunch basket. The girl allows him five minutes to secure the right basket and keeps his watch to time him. Abe’s memory plays him a sad trick and coming to the conclusion that his watch has been stolen, he complains to the police. Later, Abe is accused of stealing a basket and his sweetheart is charged with purloining the watch. Explanations clear matters, however, and the young people proceed to enjoy the picnic unmolested.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 13 December 2024.
References: Braff-Short n. 14 : Website-IMDb.
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