Snatched from the Altar (1915)
It is the day before their wedding and the boy and the girl are in a mad dream of happiness. Eddie tells his girl's father and mother that as the boys are rigging up a party for him that night, they won't be able to see him at the girl's home before next day. Now at Eddie's boarding house lives an old maid. She has never been able to catch a man and her only companion is a parrot. The landlady has fixed up a big wedding cake for the celebration and the old maid's longing for a mate is intensified by the festive air of matrimony in the air. The cake is cut amid joyful celebrations and the old maid sits beside the groom and in her exuberance embraces him. That night was a glorious night for Eddie. In his joy he pulls out the license and shows the boys. Eddie, being the guest of honor, is the first to succumb to the libations, and his pal gets a great idea for a joke. Calling to their aid a movie actor nearby, they dress him up as a minister and, getting Eddie in the old maid's room, insist that, as he is found in her room, he must marry her. In his maudlin condition Eddie says "he should worry," and the fake marriage is pulled off. The girl has received many presents and her friends begin to assemble on the next day for the ceremony. There is some worry because Eddie has not shown up, but they think he will be at the church, so all set out. In the meantime Eddie has been having some time. Awakening sober, he is told of the ceremony, and when he won't believe, is shown the license filled out. He groans in misery, while the guests in the house come to congratulate the old maid. The old maid takes him out for an airing and to show him off to her friends. He is powerless to resist and accompanies her. At the church Eddie's absence is distressing and some of the boys go out to find him. They see him with the old maid. They drag him off, the old maid following, and bring him to the church. Elsie, his bride, throws her arms about him, just as the old maid runs up and tells of the ceremony. The girl faints. Eddie tries to break away, but his pal catches him and tells of the fake ceremony. Breaking away, he catches the girl, explains all and everything ends happily.
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GenresComedy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Al Christie | Director |
| Edmund Breese | Writer |
| Al Christie | Writer |
| Olive Field | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Eddie Lyons | |
| Elsie Greeson | |
| Harry L. Rattenberry | |
| Helen Wright |
