The Ranchman's Anniversary (1912)
Jake Simpson, a ranchman, is celebrating his wedding anniversary. Through the ranch house window the boys see him fondly kiss his good wife and Bill Todd hits on a corking good scheme to fool the old man and make him jealous. Bill takes Edith Simpson into his confidence, and she promises to help him fool her father. That evening she persuades her mother to visit a neighboring ranch, and thus gets her out of the way. Bill now dons a feminine disguise as near like Mrs. Simpson as possible, then gets one of the cowboys to make love to him, and stands with his back to the ranch house window, Edith and one of the boys now slip into the house where old Simpson is asleep, substitute blank cartridges in his revolver, then send another of the boys in to tell the old man that his wife is false to him. Gazing through the window he sees the disguised Todd in the cowboy's arms, grabs his gun, rushes out, fires, and the cowboy falls. In a panic of fear Simpson hurries back to the ranch house, leaves a note for his wife, mounts his horse and gallops to catch the first train east. The note is found by Edith and the boys, just as Mrs. Simpson returns, and a wild ride ensues to head off the old man and explain the joke. Simpson boards the train and the cowboys, not to be outdone, race with the train and beat it to the next station. Hustling Simpson out of the coach they take him back to the ranch house, where the joke is explained. Promising to never suspect his good wife again, Simpson takes her in his arms while the boys give them a rousing cheer.
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GenresComedy
Short
Western
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Arthur Mackley | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Arthur Mackley | |
| Harry Todd | |
| Augustus Carney | |
| Julia Mackley |
