His Night Out (1914)
Ernie, who is in love with Betty, has trouble in seeing her owing to her father, who objects strenuously. Father, catching them in an embrace, tells the ardent wooer he is not the man for his daughter; he is a weakling, and wants a man of force for his daughter. Ernie seeks consolation at the club and becomes intoxicated. In this condition Ernie is interested in the prehistoric decoration on the wall. Leaving the club, he falls asleep on some stone steps, where he dreams of being in the primeval period, where he is in love with Betty. Another leader of the primitive men is trying to steal his intended bride. A war ensues in which he displays skill and recovers her. In embrace he is awakened by a policeman. The dream has given Ernie added courage. He goes to his sweetheart's house that evening, intent on kidnapping her. He gets in the wrong room and carries father out. discovering his mistake in the lower hall. He shoves father out the window. Another attempt at kidnapping ends in the discovery that he has brought the negro maid to the minister's house. He decides to take the minister to Betty, which he does. They are married in due form.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Allen Curtis | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Ernest Shields | |
| Betty Schade | |
| Brinsley Shaw | |
| Phil Dunham |
