When Queenie Came Back (1914)
Mrs. Van Dyke's faithful servant, Queenie Snow, asks for her first vacation in five years. Mrs. Vandyke not only tells her she may go but that she may stay as long as she wishes and that she herself will do the cooking until her return. At the end of twenty-four hours the Van Dykes hardly are on speaking terms. Mrs. Van blames Mr. Van for burning up a pan of biscuits when he was not even in the kitchen but was busy setting the table in the other room. Mr. Van Dyke hurries to the employment agency where he engages a neat, willing-appearing creature and takes her home to his delighted wife. The new cook turns out, however, to be obstinate and lazy, so Mr. Van marches her back and returns with another, named Masculina. Cook No. 2 is just what her name implies. Her master and mistress flee from her in terror, and Mrs. Van Dyke writes Queenie that if she will cut short her vacation and come back she will double her pay. To her dismay Queenie replies that she will not be coming back at all, for on her vacation she has met her fate and is to be married the next Sunday. Monday morning Mr. and Mrs. Van Dyke agree to sell out and go to boarding. They are getting the furniture out of the house when message arrives from Queenie. The groom had failed to put in an appearance and Queenie is coming back. They fill her room with flowers. They buy new furniture for it, and a kimono and slippers and easy chair. Then they meet Queenie in an automobile with a brass band in attendance. She is borne back in triumph, groomless but happy. Mr. and Mrs. Van hug one another in a transport of joy.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Harry A. Pollard | Director |
| Bertie Badger Moyers | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Margarita Fischer | |
| Joe Harris | |
| Mary Scott | |
| Fred Gamble |
