Bippo (as M. Collosse)
Служащая крупного нью-йоркского магазина Тесси (Глория Суонсон) - одна из тех, кому хорошо известно, что такое давка в метро, и что такое с трудом сводить концы с концами. Её жених Джимми работает в автомастерской, он изобрёл прибор, который существенно экономит расход бензина в автомобиле. Джимми надеется продать изобретение и разбогатеть, ну а пока он работает на двух работах, времени на Тэсси не остаётся. Тэсси и сама мечтает подняться по социальной лестнице - тем более есть интересные предложения. Впрочем за ними таятся коварные ловушки...
Критики не зря называли этот фильм одной из самых удивительных комедий американского кинематографа
Eddie Lyons, silent movie comedian , was a movie factory. He appeared in and directed nearly 400 films between 1911 and 1926. Lyons apparently only directed this movie despite the titles. It stars Pierre Collosse and Gus Alexander.
A short comedy
Young Austrian girl Marie Helmar, is left penniless by the death of her father and disgraced by Prussian officer Captain Von Pfaffen, she flees to the safety of her French cousins, the De La Mottes. There she falls in love with their eldest son Gerome. On the night before their wedding, Marie sends a letter to Gerome confessing her indiscretion with the Prussian, but the letter is returned unopened. Soon after, she recognizes a new household servant to be Von Pfaffen, who demands that Marie disclose war secrets in return for his silence about her past. Torn, she passes on false information, which disgraces the Prussian. In revenge, he attempts to kill Marie, but she shoots him in self-defense. Shaken by remorse, Marie presents Gerome with her confession, which, he then reveals, he had read the night of their wedding. Their life thus unclouded, Marie announces she is expecting Gerome's child.
Twede-Dan is aggressively courted, and courts, in a park.
Marcel Perez is taken aboard an all-female crewed boat where he has to dress as a woman so the female captain won't claim him as her own.