Cupid and a Dress Coat (1914)
Sam and Henry, roommates, are both in love with Ethel, the prettiest girl in town. She invites them to her party, and while getting ready that evening, Henry discovers that Sam's dress coat is ripped up the back. He has the bad grace to laugh at his rival. So, while Henry is in the bathroom "handsoming up," Sam helps himself to his friend's coat and hikes off. Henry makes the best of an embarrassing situation. He sews up the rip as well as he can, gets into Sam's coat and arrives at the festivities just in time to see his rival leading out Ethel for a dance. In stooping to pick up Ethel's fan, the carelessly mended coat bursts asunder, much to Henry's embarrassment. But as Ethel takes him into the next room and sews him up with her own fair hands, his outraged feelings are somewhat calmed. Then he tells her the whole story of Sam's theft. Ethel is a clever girl, and secretly she favors Henry. So she manages to lure Sam into the garden, and on the pretense of being cold, gets him to take off his coat and put it around her. She then runs back with it to Henry, who meanwhile has found in the pocket of Sam's coat a diamond ring. He puts the ring on the willing Ethel's finger, and they announce their engagement before the whole assembly. When Sam recognizes the diamond, his chagrin is complete.
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GenresComedy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| J. Edward Hungerford | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Margarita Fischer | |
| Harry A. Pollard | |
| Joe Harris |
