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Curiosity
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Ruth Hennessey (Ruth Hennessy) [the girl], Robert Boulder (Robert Bolder) [the girl’s uncle]], Florida Kingsley [the girl’s uncle], Leo White [the stranger], Ben Turpin [the lunatic]
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by [?] The General Film Company, Incorpporated? / Released 29 March 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? “If yew cum a lone to thee third bench from thee fontan yew will find sum one to chear your loneliness.” A girl receives this note and shows it to her aunt, who drops the note; her uncle finds it and immediately becomes jealous and heads to the third bench to wait. Meanwhile, a lunatic has escaped from an asylum. The aunt is warned. She goes for a walk and accidentally picks out the third bench. The uncle, her husband, is waiting for her and accuses her. She explains, but he is not satisfied. She goes away and he waits. A stranger takes the bench and is accused of being the mysterious man. He takes the uncle for the lunatic, thinks he is the stranger, and they grip each other. Guards come and try to arrest the uncle; he fights them off and escapes. The girl comes to meet the stranger and they plan to elope. The real lunatic is caught, explanations are made, and the uncle and aunt give their consent to their niece’s marriage.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 29 December 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 597 : Website-IMDb.
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