The Love Whip (1915)
For a time after their honeymoon, Jack Wright continues ardently sentimental, but when business cares and responsibilities begin to bear down upon him, he becomes less demonstrative, although his love remains unchanged. Alice, his wife, gets all upset, consults her married sister and is advised to try the "love whip" of coolness and jealousy. 'When Jack, whose big deal has turned out successfully, returns home lightheartedly, he meets with an icy reception and his wife insists he kiss her only on the forehead. He is puzzled at first, then worried. Finally he consults his business partner, who advises him to try a little coolness himself. To this end. Jack has his stenographer address him a fancy perfumed envelope, which is sent to his home. Alice's suspicions are aroused by the missive, and she resolves upon bitter retaliation. "Dolling up" with rouge and scenting her hair with tobacco smoke, she starts a desperate flirtation with a neighbor. The plan works, and Jack, raging with jealousy, pretends to flirt with the maid, permitting himself to be caught by Alice. The mix-up grows in intensity, Jack employs a detective agency to track his wife and she, in turn, employs another detective agency to watch him. Each make an appointment with the sleuth employed by the other's agency. To secure evidence, the young gentleman sleuth takes Alice for a taxi ride, but when he attempts to kiss her, she sails into him like a tigress. Meanwhile, the fair young lady detective, for the same reason, goes to a café with Jack, where she attempts to caress him. He repulses her, saying that he had flirted simply to make his wife jealous. The next day, when the reports from their detective agencies arrive, Alice and Jack learn of each other's innocence and soon misunderstandings give way to repentance and rehabilitated love and happiness.
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GenresComedy
Short
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Wilfrid North | Director |
| John S. Lopez | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Lillian Walker | |
| Evart Overton | |
| Lillian Burns | |
| Donald Holland |
