The Fable of the Busy Man and the Idle Woman (1915)
The hard-working business fellow goes to his daily toil, leaving his wife behind. At 9:30 the poor slave is grinding away. He answers a couple of letters and stocks up on food for the afternoon and decides he has done enough work for a day. He then goes to the club and recuperates, coming home in a taxi. A business man is too tired to walk. But wifey goes for a walk for her figure's sake, returns home, fires the cook, hires another K.M. She tries on a new frock, attends a remnant sale and captures a bargain. Meets a friend, goes window shopping and makes mind purchases to the extent of $8,000. At noon she attends a meeting of the Suffrage League and she and other girls of her age partake of macaroons and cocoa until they become almost disorderly. The afternoon is spent just as languidly and that night when Hubby comes home, she wants him to go to a dance. But Hubby tells her that he has worked all day and she has done nothing. Can you beat it? Moral: Woman is the weaker vessel.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| George Ade | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Harry Dunkinson | |
| Lillian Drew | |
| Betty Scott |
