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Mrs. Gaylife’s Visitors
Also known as [Mrs. Gay Life's Visitors]
(1911) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by [?] Gilbert P. Hamilton and/or Sam Morris?
Cast: J. Warren Kerrigan [Ole Johnson], Dot Farley [Steena Iverson]
American Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company. / Released [?] 29 December 1910 or 2 January 1911?; in a split-reel with [?] The Squaw and the Man (1910)? / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [The Nickelodeon, 7 January 1911, page ?] Ole Johnson decides that he ought to marry. Decides to insert an ad. in the paper. He receives an answer from a Swedish girl in a town not far from his home. Ole answers the maiden's letter sending her a photograph of himself and requesting one of her's in return. Steena Iverson, the lady fair, is not the most beautiful lady in existence, and fearing to spoil her chances of marriage, decides not to send one of her photos but one of her mistress instead. Ole receives the photo and decides to pay a visit to Steena. Meanwhile the lady of the house, Mrs. Gaylife has been informed by her husband that he has been called away. Mrs. Gaylife intends not to be lonely during her husband's absence, so sends for another companion. They leave to spend a pleasant evening together. Ole has arrived to pay the promised visit to his unknown lady love. Steena allows him to enter, but Ole cannot see her face, which is covered by a veil. He begs and pleads with her to remove it, but she refuses. Confusion is heard outside announcing the return of Mrs. Gaylife and her vis-a-vis. Steena hides Ole in the closet as Mrs. Gaylife and gentleman enter. They are enjoying a quite tete-a-tete, when the bell rings outside announcing the return of Mr. Gaylife. Mrs. Gaylife tells the gentleman to go into the closet, but instead he hides behind the screen. Mr. Gaylife enters and embraces his wife and turns to place his grip and coat in the closet when she stops him, takes them from him and leaves the room with them. Husband becomes suspicious, turns and sees Ole's hat and cane, thanks he is wise, starts for closet when Mrs.Gaylife stops him. He accuses her and she having seen the friend behind the screen, goes to the door to prove him wrong. She opens the doors and Ole comes out. Husband demands an explanation. Ole tells him he came to marry Mrs. Gaylife, showing the photograph. Mrs. Gaylife tells him she has never seen him before. Steena has overheard the whole transaction and tells them he came to marry her. Ole gets one glance at Steena's face and makes a getaway. Mr. and Mrs. Gaylife embrace most lovingly and while they are paying no attention to him, Mr. Friend makes a getaway unseen by anyone.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 14 January 1911, page ?] A lively comedy representing the difficulties into which a woman was plunged because her maid decided to get married and sent one of her mistress’s pictures instead of her own. Mrs. Gaylife was herself a little involved because she had a friend come in to help her wile the time away while her husband was absent. When the man on marriage bent sees the face of the maid he makes a getaway that would do credit to anyone in a hurry to arrive at some particular destination. The film contains much of fun and numerous comedy situations, which are not of the chase or trick variety. The slapstick is missing, too, but there is plenty of logical fun in the piece.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 10 June 2024.
References: Lyons-American p. 217 : Website-IMDb.
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