Never Lie to Your Wife (1916)
Grey and his son-in-law, Jimmie, are quite sociable. Nearly every night they have an engagement for business, and their wives are frequently left at home. Mrs. Grey and her daughter become tired of being left alone so much, and remonstrate with their husbands. While the heads of the families are indulging in a poker game, their wives pass the evening the best they can in reading and wondering where their husbands are. Mrs. Grey delivers an ultimatum to her husband and tells him that there will be no more going out at night unless the two women accompany them. The next morning the wives insist that four seats for the opera be secured that night. Unfortunately, Grey and Jimmie have made an engagement to take a hand in a poker game that night, and the theater arrangement does not fit into their plans at all. During the day the two devise an excuse for staying at home. Grey has his foot bandaged, while Jimmie has his head done up in tape. Both claim they have been in a serious accident. The wives are given the theater tickets and told to go ahead and enjoy the show. The two husbands are left at home to look after each other. Mrs. Grey is suspicious of her husband, having been fooled before, and has a detective watch the men. Grey and Jimmie, left alone, hastily remove their bandages and sneak over to the room where the poker game is in progress and take a hand. Detective Snitch arrives at the house and begins his investigations. He traces the two men to the gambling house. A raid has been planned on the gamblers, and Grey and Jimmie are caught by the police. Jimmie knocks over their guardian, however, and the two escape and reach home safely. But Grey drops a card in the shuffle and this is picked up by the police. The wives arrive home, expecting to find their husbands out, and are very much surprised to find the two bandaged and groaning over their supposed injuries. Mrs. Grey declares that never again will they doubt their husbands' word. While the two couples are making up they are interrupted by the entrance of the policeman. He presents the card, and announces that he wants the two for gambling. In spite of the wives' protests, the two men are taken to jail. The judge gives them thirty days, and when the two are released they declare that never again will they leave their wives to indulge in gambling. The two couples make up and vow that where one goes the other will always be taken.
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GenresComedy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Al Christie | Director |
| Al Christie | Writer |
| Al Christie | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Billie Rhodes | |
| Ray Gallagher | |
| Neal Burns | |
| Harry L. Rattenberry |
