With the Burglar's Help (1914)
Jones, an inveterate poker player, is a continual source of worry to his wife on account of the late nights he keeps and the condition in which he comes home. He enters one morning in the wee small hours, assisted by a taxi chauffeur. Wifey has been waiting for him with a club, and before he has a chance to explain, she beats up the chauffeur, thinking he is the cause of her husband's condition. The following day Jones tells his wife that he shall be detained at the office. The boys at the club are shy one man for the game; they telephone for Jones, who quickly accepts. One a.m. and Jonesy has not returned. Wifey calls up the office, but is unable to get an answer. She then calls up the club, but is told her husband has gone home. She decides to wait until he comes in. Jonesy dashes out of the club and tries to get the same chauffeur to take him home, but he remembers the last trip and fires Jones out of the car. Arriving in front of his home, after a long walk, Jones sees a burglar trying keys in the door. Mrs. Jones is waiting in the hall. When the burglar opens the door she hits him over the head and knocks him unconscious, thinking it is her husband. But she is horrified when the door opens again and Jones walks into the hall. Thinking of a scheme to terrorize his wife, Jones makes her think she has killed the burglar. She faints and he drags her into another room, where he leaves her while he returns to the hall to revive the burglar and gives him some money and lets him beat it. Then going back to his wife, she in terror, falls on her knees, and he tells her that he has buried the body and that he will always keep her secret, providing he may come and go as he pleases.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Arthur Hotaling | Director |
| Siegmund Lubin | Producer |
| Cast | Role |
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| James Hodges | |
| Katie Millis | |
| Harry Rice | |
| Frank Griffin |
