When Father Had the Gout (1915)
The girl and boy have many ups and downs in their love affair on account of the girl's father, who has a bad case of the gout. He is peeved at the smallest thing and when he sees them making love becomes so angry that he "throws a fit." The doctor tells him that he must have a change, so he makes preparations to take an outing at the beach. Billie tells his sweetheart, and when they arrive at the beach he is nearby and gives her "the glad signal" behind father's back. Hardly do father and daughter get settled when Billie sneaks out and meets her lover on the sands. They are having a "spoony" time, when father, who missed Billie, runs across them. He tells the boy that the next time he catches him with Billie it means jail for him. Father orders Billie to her room and sternly tells the clerk that she is not to be allowed out and will have her meals served in the room. The boy, not to be foiled thus easily, becomes, by a subterfuge, a waiter in the hotel. Father is pretty "foxy," however, and one day he observes a scene that proves his suspicion that the new waiter is his daughter's sweetheart. He catches the boy with his disguise removed spooning with his daughter. Dad is still in his invalid chair, but gives the boy a chase around the corridors. Father has been accustomed to taking an outing every day and has for his attendant an old native, who shies at the appearance of a "skirt." One day the attendant gets a letter supposedly from a woman telling him that she admires him. He is so enthusiastic that he runs at once to her apartment. Here he meets the boy, who promptly ties him up, cuts his whiskers and with the aid of some glue disguises himself as the attendant. When the boy shows up to take father out, father upbraids him for his tardiness and they set out. Father is taken to a lonely spot on the beach and shoved in the water. The boy now discloses his identity and tells father that if he doesn't consent to his marrying the girl he will be left in the water. The tide is coming in and the water rises from father's feet to his knees, but he is still obdurate. The two enjoy themselves and when they return the water is up to father's neck. He then relents. When he is rescued he tries to change his mind, but fear of another ducking makes him agree, and the two escort him away from the sad sea waves.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Horace Davey | Director |
| Al Christie | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Herbert Stanley | |
| Billie Rhodes | |
| Harry L. Rattenberry | |
| Neal Burns |
