Lost: Three Hours (1912)
Bob and Betty would be quite happy if the boys, with Jack at their head, would let him alone. But their evenings at home are interrupted by invitations to smokers and club affairs in which Betty, of course, is not included, the result being that Bob comes home in the wee small hours and not always in the happiest frame of mind for Betty. Of course, he makes good resolutions and, of course, he breaks them, and finally one night, coming in at almost two o'clock, he answers Betty's query from upstairs as to the time by boldly announcing that it is only eleven o'clock. At that instant the cuckoo clock at his shoulder cuckoos twice and to bear out his statement he is obliged to imitate the cuckoo nine more times. Upstairs Betty has not been deceived by the imitation and decides to take him at his word. She accordingly sets the alarm clock back three hours. In the morning while he is asleep, she gets up, sets his watch back and also the cuckoo clock. Consequently he comes down to breakfast shortly after eleven o'clock. He wonders why Betty is so cheerful, but she has a little plan of her own. He also wonders why the streetcar is so deserted at what he thinks is the rush hour of the morning. But when he arrives at the office he finds that there is a reason and the boss states the reason in very emphatic terms. Then it dawns upon Bob that Betty is the cause of his lateness and that she had simply taken him at his word as to the time of day. The idea makes him consider the situation rather seriously and results in a very complete and lasting cure, to their mutual satisfaction.
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GenresComedy
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ashley Miller | Director |
| Ethel Browning | Writer |
| Cast | Role |
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| Augustus Phillips | |
| Gertrude McCoy |
