Wife and Auto Trouble (1916)
Gênero : Comédia
Runtime : 14M
Director : Dell Henderson
Sinopse
A mild-mannered man's problems with his domineering wife and mother-in-law lead to complications with the law.
Um vagabundo (Charles Chaplin) impede um homem rico (Harry Myers), que está bêbado, de se matar. Grato, ele o convida até sua casa e se torna seu amigo. Só que ele esquece completamente o que aconteceu quando está sóbrio, o que faz com que o vagabundo seja tratado de forma bem diferente. Paralelamente, o vagabundo se interessa por uma florista cega (Virginia Cherrill), a quem tenta ajudar a pagar o aluguel atrasado e a recuperar a visão. Só que ela pensa que seu benfeitor é, na verdade, um milionário.
A assistente social está chegando à casa do Gru para verificar se ela é adequada para crianças. Margo, Edith, Agnes e os Minions decidem fazer uma reforma na casa para torna-la segura para crianças e assim evitar a volta ao orfanato.
Uma mãe abandona seu filho com um bilhete em uma limusine, mas o carro acaba sendo roubado e a criança é deixada em uma lata de lixo. Um vagabundo encontra o bebê e passa a cuidar dele. Cinco anos depois, a mulher tenta encontrar o filho perdido.
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Edna é uma secretária por quem Charlie, o porteiro de um banco, se apaixona. Ele sonha que ela esteja caída de amores por ele.
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