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Lost, Strayed or Stolen
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Two reels
Cast: Paddy McQuire (Paddy McGuire) [the new butler], Arthur Moon [the broker], Gypsy Abbott [the broker’s wife], Ed Laurie (Edward J. Laurie) [the butler], Margaret Templeton [the chicken]
Vogue Films, Incorporated, production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Released 18 November 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? This is all about a thousand-dollar bank note that the broker presented to his wife. She drops it, the butler picks it up and fearing discovery hides it in a can, which he throws into the alley. Later the can is tied to a dog’s tail, it comes off and is picked up by a motorist and the bill drops onto the grass. A little boy ties it onto the end of his kite, and the kite breaks off and the bill is left dangling before the eyes of Paddy, the new butler in the broker’s house. The broker has been carrying on a flirtation with a “chicken,” so his wife gets the new broker to dress up and take her out for dinner. He has the broker’s wife’s purse and here she finds it. It is the reason for her attacking the chicken, with whom her husband is dining and then nestling in the broker’s arms.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 18 December 2024.
References: Spehr-American p. 4 : Website-IMDb.
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