Almost a Knockout (1915)
Newlywed arrives home one morning near daybreak in a sad state of intoxication. He attempts to slip in the house without arousing his wife, but he makes quite a noise and Wifie comes in to see what the commotion is. She postpones her lecture to him until breakfast, when, presumably, he will be in a more intelligent state. Breakfast turns out to be a pretty warm affair for hubby. Wifie's expostulations are so vehement that he promises to hook onto the water wagon and come home every night early. Hubby fully intends to live up to his resolution, but late in the day he meets his chum, Frank Marion, with whom he makes an appointment to meet in a café that night. At home hubby telephones his friend while Wifie is in the kitchen, but she returns to hear him say, "I will meet you at the Little Café, Marion." She calls Newlywed down, but he insists it is all right and later sets out for the café. Wifie is determined to know all about her husband's friends, so decides to go to the café to watch him. Knowing that a woman will not be allowed in the café without an escort, she persuades the janitor to take her, and because he has no suitable clothes, she lends him a pair of her husband's pants and a coat. The janitor leaves, and after setting into the new clothes, returns to Mrs. Newlywed's room, where she is ready for him. But she notices he is not dressed properly and takes him into her bedroom to fix him up. Hubby and his friend have arrived at the fight ring, but just as everybody is anticipating a big fight, the police come in and close the place. They are forced to leave, and the chum wants him to come out for a "time," but Hubby is repentant for his treatment of his wife and refuses, setting out for home instead. Wife suddenly hears a noise and investigating finds her husband unexpectedly returning. She wildly tells the janitor to hide and goes to Hubby to prevent him coming to the bedroom. Wifie is quite a strategist and manages to maneuver Hubby around for a while, but finally the frightened janitor makes a noise and the fight starts. Hubby chases the janitor down the dumbwaiter and sees his own clothes on the man. Wifie hurries downstairs to help the poor janitor escape, and just as Hubby comes down the dumbwaiter, he sees his wife enter the janitor's room. Then Hubby starts shooting, but finally Wifie is able to explain everything satisfactorily, and Hubby agrees that he, too, has been to blame, and promises to be good in the future.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Al Christie | Director |
| Emmett N. Campbell | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Eddie Lyons | |
| Jane Waller | |
| Lee Moran |
