The Wooing of Aunt Jemima (1916)
Aunt Jemima and her nephew, Neal, are in the garden reading when they notice a newspaper article saying that she has inherited a large fortune. Auntie promptly faints and Neal goes into the house for a pitcher of water just as Betty, his sweetheart, calls him on the phone. Neal returns to the garden and revives his aunt. Uncle Jasper also sees the article and shows it to Betty, who is delighted. Captain Obadiah, an old sea captain, also notes the article and the two men decide to win the hand of the rich aunt. Both buy flowers and meeting on the way, go to her house together. Each is jealous of the other and Aunt Jemima tries to keep peace between them, finally telling them that she is too young to marry. Both men are angry and leave. Neal meets Uncle Jasper at the gate and tells him of his own engagement to Betty, but the uncle says there will be no wedding for them, as Aunt Jemima will not consent to marry him. Neal starts plotting. Knowing that Uncle Jasper is nearsighted, Neal dresses in one of his aunt's dresses and hats and goes into the garden, where he tells Betty of his plans. Uncle Jasper comes in and mistakes Neal for Aunt Jemima and starts making love to her. Neal pleads with uncle to allow the young folk to marry. Neal sees the captain coming and tries to break away from uncle. He finally succeeds in doing so and later joins Betty at the curb, where a man has left his bicycle. This Neal mounts and rides away after knocking down the captain and other bystanders. About this time Aunt Jemima, who has been shopping, comes on and questions the man who owned the wheel. An officer comes on and arrests Stella. On the way they discover the captain, but he refuses to say a good word for her, and she has to go on with the cop. They finally meet Uncle Jasper, who takes her in his arms and the two officers leave. Meanwhile Neal has returned home, changed his clothes and has hunted up Betty in the garden. They have a hearty laugh over the situation. As they look off they see uncle and auntie in the swing, which breaks. Nothing daunted, the two old folks kiss and embrace.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Horace Davey | Director |
| Al Christie | Writer |
| Clifford Howard | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Betty Compson | |
| Edward Burns | |
| Neal Burns | |
| Stella Adams |
