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Tout s’arrange
Also known as [All’s Well That Ends Well]
(1909) France
B&W : 497 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes production; distributed by Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. / Released 8 March 1909. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Not a Shakespearean film. The film was released in the USA on 8 March 1909.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? An officer in the navy is seen taking leave of his pretty daughter as he boards the ship to sail away to foreign ports, and soon we see the sea lion as it; steams out of port into the open sea, leaving the tearful lass alone, to wait patiently for her kind parent’s return. As she is about to go, she is approached by a man friend, who offers her his arm and the couple strolls away, he accompanying her to her home. It is very evident that the couple arc deeply in love and all the time of her father’s absence they spend a great deal of time in each other’s company, the girl happily listening to the youth’s declarations of his love for her. One day when her father returns unexpectedly, he finds his daughter reading a note, and upon investigation discovers that it is from her lover, who tells her to meet him at their usual rendezvous. In foreign countries it is a breach of honor for a young man to meet a lady clandestinely and unchaperoned, and with this breach of etiquette in view, the enraged father goes to the meeting place, instead of his daughter, whom he denounces and leaves in tears. The two men meet, and when the youth tries to explain the old man will not listen to reason, but challenges him to a duel, which is arranged for the following day. At the appointed time the contestants meet, and choose their revolvers, and at the signal they fire, but the young man shoots in the air, and luckily, the old fellow misses his mark. When the latter sees the attitude of the young lover, he becomes softened, and grabbing the youth by the hand, promises to let him marry his daughter. Great was the surprise of the heartbroken girl when her father and lover enter the room together, and she is presented to her future husband with the old man’s blessings.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 14 October 2023.
References: Ball-Shakespeare pp. 98, 326-327, 385 : Website-IMDb.
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