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How Father Won Out
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Allen Curtis
Cast: Ernest Shields [Ernie], Eddie Boland [Eddie], Betty Schade [Betty]
The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [Joker Comedies]. / Released 16 December 1914; in a split-reel with Ascent of the Ingrar Neilson (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Ernie and Eddie are room-mates. They both are very fond of Bettie, a pretty waitress. Ernie makes better headway than Eddie, and Eddie gets rather sore and resolves to get revenge. He sends a telegram to Ernie’s father, telling him Ernie is going to the bad. Father has just dismissed his housekeeper and gets the telegram. The only thing to do is to leave at once. He stops on the way to get some food and happens to run into Bettie’s lunch room. Ernie is there at the time and hides in the kitchen. Eddie comes in and, finding the old man paying much attention to the waitress, bawls him out. Bettie tells Eddie to beat it. He does. Father leaves and goes to Ernie’s boarding house. Eddie sees him coming and hides. Ernie tells Bettie that was his father and for her to kid him along. Ernie goes home and introduces Eddie and his father. Father puts a ban on Ernie, telling him he must stay in every night. Father has taken a liking to the neat waitress and finally wins her hand. Ernie sneaks out to call on the girl; Eddie, too, is going to make a call. They find her gone from the restaurant and follow the direction toward her house. Both arrive at the same time only to see Father and Bettie come out as man and wife.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 12 November 2022.
References: Edmonds-BigU p. 29 : Website-IMDb.
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