Bunny's Swell Affair (1914)
Bunny, the druggist, and Jones, the undertaker, are both rivals for the hand of the coquettish widow Finch. Bunny arranges to take the widow out for a trolley ride. They meet Jones, who invites the widow to go for a ride in his new automobile. Excusing herself to Bunny, she gets into the auto and they drive off, leaving Bunny swearing vengeance. Driving along a country road, Jones makes love to the widow, and carelessly steers under an overhanging tree. The widow's hat is pulled off and ruined. Going by a millinery store, Jones sees a beautiful creation in the window, trimmed with an assortment of pompons, and planning to square himself, orders it sent to the widow's house. The hat is given to a boy to deliver, and he stops at Bunny's drug store for a soda. While there he sees a fight going on outside, and dashes out. Seeing the address and Jones's card on the box, Bunny takes a peep at the hat, and determines to put a quietus on the undertaker's hopes. He quickly rips off the pompons, strings a lot of sponges around the crown, with a big one on top, covers them with talcum powder, and puts the whole affair back in the box. The boy delivers the hat and the widow, delighted, puts it on and starts out for a stroll. A sudden downpour of rain makes the widow's hat a sight. The sponges are swollen enormously, and everyone she meets bursts into laughter. She is puzzled and angry, but at home, sees in the mirror, the reason. Jones calls that evening and asks how she liked the hat, she says ironically, "It was a swell affair." She then explodes, and after telling him what she thinks of such "jokes," jams the hat on his head and orders him out of the house. Bunny arrives, and, chuckling to himself, leads the blushing widow to the lounge, where she nestles lovingly in his arms.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Lee Beggs | Director |
| Frederick Piano | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| John Bunny | |
| Flora Finch | |
| William Shea |
