Bill's Widow (1911)
Surcharged with the certainty that Big Bill Jason is a favorable subject for the matrimonial state, the ranch boys, headed by stylish Joe Randall, with the newspaper personal of a marriageable widow, as an exhibit, convince Big Bill that he has a latent talent for the tender stage of life. Whereat, the widow's ad is duly answered by Stylish Joe, Bill himself being unequal to the task. Having accomplished this small feat, their excitement is pitched to the highest key-note of expectancy. Upon receipt of a reply with the news of a quick arrival, a thorough house-cleaning is put in progress in Bill's Bunk House, so much so, that it closely resembles a general store, all this to the quickening heart-beats of poor Bill. Everything being in readiness, not excluding the fact that Bill's excitement is keyed to the proper pitch, our boys now array Joe, the dude, in woman's clothes and foist him upon Bill as the enterprising widow. Poor Bill! No runaway bronco ever tore down a public highway as fast as Bill does in his heroic effort to escape the supposed widow. But they catch him, struggling and resisting, and bring him and the bogus widow back to his ranch. During the procedure of this escapade, the real widow arrives in town, and being a widow of experience and essentially wise, she looks up the parson, and armed with the proposal from Bill, takes him along to tie the knot. Arriving at Bill's home at the time that the boys are executing their farce, and finding it deserted, they enter and await the owner's return. Having brought the couple to the ranch, the boys are in the act of forcing them to embrace, when the real widow suddenly appears on the stoop before them. They certainly are a bunch of surprised cowboys. She has witnessed the apparent usurpment of her position and now demands an explanation. Bill passes off Joe as his sister, and the widow now appeased, embraces him and is about to implant a kiss upon his virtuous lips, when Bill pulls off his wig. The screaming widow disappears within the house at the denouement, followed by Bill, where they are promptly united by the Parson. The din which follows is promptly throttled by an order given by Bill to the saloon proprietor allowing them a free celebration at his expense.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Mark M. Dintenfass | Producer |
