A Fowl Deed
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Dell Henderson
Cast: Mrs. LaVarnie (Laura La Varnie) [Mrs. Dodo], Louise Owen [Mrs. Dodo’s maid], Gus Pixley [the tramp], Florence Lee [Mrs. Punk], Madge Kirby [Mrs. Punk’s maid], Pat Whelan [the chauffeur], Clarence Barr [the police chief]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 19 November 1914; in a split-reel with Henpeck Gets a Night Off (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A tramp steals Mrs. Dodo’s chicken and wraps it in her new waist. Mrs. Punk, a neighbor, presents her maid with a waist similar to that of Mrs. Dodo, and the girl goes out riding with her sweetheart, a chauffeur, after putting on the waist. And later a detective finds a blood-spattered garment, thrown away by the tramp after cutting up the chicken, which leads to complications that cause uproarious laughter, ending in the arrest of everybody.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 26 January 2025.
References: Spehr-American p. 2 : Website-IMDb.
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