Pretty Baby (1916)
The Joneses have been married a year and their proudest possession is Jonesy, Jr. Around the corner live the Browns. Mrs. Brown has a great love for animals and when her husband wants to smoke she sends him outside, as her pet poodle is annoyed by the odor. On the sidewalk in front of Brown's a little child falls. He takes him inside to wash his face. When the latter sees Mrs. Brown he lets out a yell and she orders her husband to take the brat out, as the dog dislikes crying children. The Joneses receive a wire from an uncle who detests children, and does not know that they have one, that he will be with them for a few hours between trains. They hope some day to inherit his millions, and so they take the baby over to the Browns for the day. He finds only Mr. Brown at home, who consents to take care of the child. Jones shows uncle through the house, and all is well until he spots a baby rattle. Mrs. Jones explains that her hubby is such a baby that he loves to play with such things. Brown, when he sees his wife coming, throws the infant into the clothes hamper. All of a sudden she hears it cry. With murder in her eye, she extracts the howling infant. She insists on returning the baby. Brown tells Jones that he is sorry, but he has to return the baby. At this Jones replies that it is not his baby. Mrs. Brown gives her husband one look, tears home and starts packing. Hubby wanders along the street wondering how he will get rid of the baby, when he sees an empty taxi. He dumps the baby into the machine and tells his wife that the Joneses finally did admit that it was their baby. She only half believes him. Uncle leaves, and as soon as he is out of sight they demand their child. Brown confesses that he left it in a taxi, and they all run out. In the meantime uncle has hired this fatal machine, found the baby and the two are getting along splendidly. The quartet hire another car and start in pursuit. Suddenly uncle's machine stops and the driver tells him that he has a flat tire. So he picks up the baby and dashes for the station, and is just about to board the train when the Joneses and Browns run up and claim the baby.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Louis Chaudet | Director |
| Bess Meredyth | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Eddie Lyons | |
| Edith Roberts | |
| Lee Moran | |
| Pearl Elmore |
