The Tale of a Tailor (1914)
Louis Simon is a fashionable ladies' tailor. One day while kneeling on the floor fitting a lady's costume, he reaches for a pin; intent on his work and without looking up, he takes hold of his beautiful customer's hand by mistake. His wife, Sadie, enters very opportunely and a quarrel ensues. While this is taking place at the shop, the wife's twin sister Millie and her husband, Harry, who are on their honeymoon, arrive at the tailor's home. Finding no one there, they leave their suitcases and go sightseeing. After they have left Sadie returns. Simon follows and tries to make up. His wife is obdurate, and he decides to live at the tailor shop until she relents. He departs and carries off the honeymooners' suitcase. The wife goes to tell her woes to a friend. Arriving at the shop, Simon changes his clothing and gets a pair of trousers from the suitcase. He puts them on; they are Harry's and an awful misfit. At a loss to understand how another man's clothing got into his suitcase he searches further and brings forth various articles of feminine lingerie. He also finds the following note, "Dearest, Have gone to inquire about trains and to reserve our sleeper. To save time, meet me at Raynor's Restaurant. Your devoted Harry." There is only one explanation, his wife is going to elope. Forgetting his hat and coat and the figure he cuts in Harry's trousers, he rushes off to the restaurant, where he claims Millie as his wife and proceeds to pommel the astonished Harry. A policeman is called and Simon is arrested for creating a disturbance. He escapes and pursues Harry and Millie, still believing the latter is his wife. Returning home in a torn and disheveled condition, he finds Sadie sleeping peacefully on the couch in the den. Securing the carving knife he determines to slay the faithless creature, but is prevented by the arrival of a messenger with the following note, "Dearest Sadie, Sorry we missed you this afternoon. Harry and I had an awful time with a crazy man at Raynor's Cafe. We're all done up and have gone to the hotel. Will see you in the morning and explain. Lovingly, your twin sister, Millie."
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Harry A. Pollard | Director |
| Elizabeth Gaskins | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Margarita Fischer | |
| Harry A. Pollard | |
| Joe Harris | |
| Fred Gamble |
