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His Ward’s Scheme
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Edward Morrissey
Cast: Gus Pixley [Mr. Wise, the guardian], Irma Dawkins [Mr. Wise’s young ward], Jack Mulhall [the ward’s sweetheart]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 17 June 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Mr. Wise places his young ward in a select finishing school, where she makes a number of charming friends, and acquires modish tastes. The old fellow has a susceptible heart, and from a fondness for pretty girls in general he arrives at a stage of infatuation in which he imagines himself in love with his ward. So when, on her return from school, she announces that she has invited her friends to a party, he acquiesces in this terrible waste of money because it will please her. One of the guests is a young man who, to Mr. Wise’s way of thinking, is far too attentive to his ward; he intimates to this young man that his presence in the house is not desired. At the first opportunity he proposes to his ward in the manner recommended by the heroes of popular novels. The girl, to get rid of him, says; “I have expensive tastes, which you cannot satisfy. Beautiful gowns, hats and jewels are necessary to my happiness.” Her guardian, nothing daunted, goes forth to buy the engagement ring. The audacious young man hangs about the house, and the girl tosses him a note, which reads: “Meet me in an hour. We will do some shopping.” And it was indeed some shopping. Mr. Wise discovered when, coming downstairs all primped and perfumed for the ceremony of bestowing the ring on his ward, he found the table piled high with boxes containing gowns, hats and jewels. He could never support a wife with such extravagant tastes. So he wrote to the jewelers: “Please exchange this engagement ring for a pair of gentleman’s cufflinks, and oblige.” And he gave them his blessing.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 7 May 2020.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
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