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Boobley’s Baby
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Sidney Drew
Cast: Sidney Drew [Boobley], Jane Morrow (Mrs. Sidney Drew) [Ethel, the Stenographer], Eddie Dunn, Cortland Van Deusen
The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by Sidney Drew. Scenario by Paul West. / Released 26 April 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Getting extremely tired of “strap-hanging” in the street cars, Boobley, a clerk, tells his troubles to some fellow-clerks, adding that “everyone with a baby gets a seat.” They jokingly suggest he get a baby himself, so Boobley gets a large doll and carries it home that evening, wrapped up like a baby. The scheme works beautifully. He no sooner enters a car than two or three men get up and offer him their seat, but unfortunately. Evelyn, the stenographer in his office, to whom he has been very attentive, sees him. At the office she gives him a call down and accuses him of being a married man. He explains matters to her and to prove his words says he will show her the doll. In the meantime, however, the clerks, for a joke, manage to quietly exchange the doll for a real baby. Evelyn, who had begun to feel Boobley was telling the truth, is horrified on seeing the youngster and furiously denounces him. Before Boobley can get to the cloak-room where the baby is, the clerks manage to substitute the doll for the baby, so he is greatly puzzled, but guesses at the truth. That does not help him with Evelyn, however, for she refuses absolutely to have anything to do with him. He later gets on the same car with her, but is so filled with despair and rage he does not notice the girl. Opposite a lake Boobley gets off and makes straight for it. Evelyn's curiosity is aroused and she also gets off. She follows him and sees Boobley, as she thinks, throw a baby into the water. Evelyn screams, and grabbing Boobley, hangs onto him for dear life. Policemen and a crowd arrive on the scene very quickly. She hands the bewildered man over to the officers, accusing him of drowning the child. One of the policemen, after much trouble, rescues the doll amid much laughter. The sequel to these events is shown, when a year later Boobley is seen smilingly holding a fine pair of twins on his lap, while Evelyn, his wife, busies herself about the house.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 29 July 2023.
References: Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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