Allen Curtis

Jake's wife fears he has made good his suicide threat after he has caught her making love to the Dude in his own home. During the last minute preparations for Jake's funeral, the mourners are suddenly surprised to find him sitting upright in their midst.

By deeds of valor both Mike and Jake seek to win the same girl.

This is another comedy, in which trick photography plays a large part. It is a travesty on the temperance question, siding with the dry element. On the refusal of the Governor to sign a bill in favor of the liquor interest, the political boss tries to force the executive to his will. The Governor, after a series of thrilling experiences, thwarts the efforts of the politicians. The latter calls on Lady Baffles, who impersonates the Governor's wife and secures the executive's signature to the bill. Detective Duck, however, captures the politicians in a clever manner and beats Lady Baffles at her own game. (Moving Picture World Synopsis)

Gale Henry, at that time famous as big-nosed, lugubrious-faced purveyor of silent screen slapstick. Here as a prominent villager too interested writing a play to be bothered with lovers. When a wandering director arrives in town, learns of her play and agrees to produce it for her, with the author in the leading role, she is delighted. But the play proves a frost.

A Joker studio comedy.

First episode in the Lady Baffles and Detective Duck one-reel comedy series. The city is being terrorized by a mysterious female Raffles. At last, in desperation, the chief of police sends for his friend, the famous sleuth, Detective Duck. While these two are sitting in conference, Raffles, in her search for loot, enters the home of Mrs. Gotta Millun. Raffles' eyes sparkle as she takes in with delight the rich Oriental knick-knacks and furnishings. Mrs. Millun is a connoisseur. Raffles hides under a table when Mrs. Millun comes in. Mrs. Millun has just received a gift from her brother in far-off India. It is a jewel case containing eight beautiful and rare pearls as large as hen eggs. In a note accompanying them her brother explains that the jewels were part of the loot of the Britishers when they raided Oski Wow Wow, and that they were taken from a famous Indian Princess who had sworn eternal vengeance on all who thereafter possessed them.

Jake's wife fears he has made good his suicide threat after he has caught her making love to the Dude in his own home. During the last minute preparations for Jake's funeral, the mourners are suddenly surprised to find him sitting upright in their midst.

By deeds of valor both Mike and Jake seek to win the same girl.

This is another comedy, in which trick photography plays a large part. It is a travesty on the temperance question, siding with the dry element. On the refusal of the Governor to sign a bill in favor of the liquor interest, the political boss tries to force the executive to his will. The Governor, after a series of thrilling experiences, thwarts the efforts of the politicians. The latter calls on Lady Baffles, who impersonates the Governor's wife and secures the executive's signature to the bill. Detective Duck, however, captures the politicians in a clever manner and beats Lady Baffles at her own game. (Moving Picture World Synopsis)

Gale Henry, at that time famous as big-nosed, lugubrious-faced purveyor of silent screen slapstick. Here as a prominent villager too interested writing a play to be bothered with lovers. When a wandering director arrives in town, learns of her play and agrees to produce it for her, with the author in the leading role, she is delighted. But the play proves a frost.

A Joker studio comedy.

First episode in the Lady Baffles and Detective Duck one-reel comedy series. The city is being terrorized by a mysterious female Raffles. At last, in desperation, the chief of police sends for his friend, the famous sleuth, Detective Duck. While these two are sitting in conference, Raffles, in her search for loot, enters the home of Mrs. Gotta Millun. Raffles' eyes sparkle as she takes in with delight the rich Oriental knick-knacks and furnishings. Mrs. Millun is a connoisseur. Raffles hides under a table when Mrs. Millun comes in. Mrs. Millun has just received a gift from her brother in far-off India. It is a jewel case containing eight beautiful and rare pearls as large as hen eggs. In a note accompanying them her brother explains that the jewels were part of the loot of the Britishers when they raided Oski Wow Wow, and that they were taken from a famous Indian Princess who had sworn eternal vengeance on all who thereafter possessed them.

Banker Shultz has not had a vacation for over thirty years. His doctor advises a rest or a breakdown will soon result. But it is impossible for Shultz to leave the affairs of the bank a moment. At last he hits on a great scheme. That of getting his friend, Detective Duck, to impersonate him.

Henry is dispatched to bring his wife's mother home from the station. On the way he meets his old pal and college chum, Doc Summers. Against his own good judgment Henry takes the time to go into a saloon to have one, and just one, "for old time's sake."

The widow lives in a houseboat near one of the beaches. Charley is her devoted lover, but his bashfulness prevents him from proposing. She has a daughter, Lilly, who is visiting in a nearby town. She accepts Heinie subject to her mother's approval. The mother cannot see it and wires her daughter that she cannot marry the young man unless he shows her $5,000. She orders the girl home. Heinie says that he has a brother living near the widow's houseboat and that he will accompany Lilly home so as to be on the ground. Heinie and Charley are very much alike, in fact, the only difference between the brothers is in the way in which they wear their mustaches.

On this certain afternoon in the year 2014, Mrs. Jones, and her daughter, stock brokers, advertise for a first-class stenographer. Charles Van Doren, a defenceless young man, striving to make a livelihood in the big city, and at the same time retain his good name, calls on Jones' daughter, and is at once accepted as the new stenographer. He has not been there long, however, when Mrs. Jones takes advantage of his innocence, and makes improper advances to him.

Gale, the Village Schoolmarm, wants to marry Ezekial Brown, but her Uncle objects to the match.

Cook Gale Henry and butler Milton Sims are arguing in the kitchen about who would make the best detective, until the lady of the house comes in to see about the delay in dinner and fires them both. Freed from their domestic duties, they are at liberty to become detectives.

Betty has a rich inheritance, but she can't find it. She is engaged to Detective Duffer. One day. "The Flea" comes to rob her, bringing his accomplice, the ape.

Mandy promises to marry Bob, if Shultz, her father, will consent. Shultz dislikes Bob, so the young couple are upset, that is, until the real boss of the house, Shultz's wife, has her say. The matter then becomes one of violent contention. The Shultz household is brought close to rupture. Shultz had planned to spend a few weeks hunting with a couple of boon companions, all unbeknown to Wifie. She discovers his scheme and promptly locks him up. This is too much for Shultz; it is the culmination of many woes. He decides to die. But the old horse pistol is cartridgeless, the poison bottle empty, and his leap of despair from the second story window is softly broken. Nothing remains but a watery grave.

Mandy's mamma determines her daughter shall marry one of the nobility. When Harry, Mandy's movie actor sweetheart, comes to woo her he finds he is decidedly "in wrong" with mamma. He leaves with all hope apparently gone. Returning to work, Harry finds his director in a rage because of his non-appearance in an important scene. For this he is "canned." The Go-Broke Hotel lacks guests, and its manager is in despair until he happens to witness Harry's distressing dismissal from his company. The manager hits on a great scheme to promote business for his hotel. Harry is a party to his plan. The next day the newspapers announce the arrival of the wealthy Count de Monnie Roll at the Go-Broke Hotel. He is traveling in search of a suitable wife.

Shultz visits the wealthy widow at her cottage by the sea. He is accompanied by his two interesting kids, Little Beanie and Lillian. Shultz has a rival, one Binks. The widow, however, shows Binks plainly that she prefers Shultz. Now Tom, a dapper youth, is in love with Shultz's daughter, Lillian. Beanie catches the pair together, and knowing that dad objects, tattles on them. Dad, furious, leaves the widow's side and tells Tom a thing or two, to the delight of Beanie. Tom resents dad's actions and vents his feelings on Beanie, who swears vengeance. Lillian manages to elude dad and again joins her sweetheart.