In Dry Territory (1912)
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones are appointed a committee by the Women's Temperance League to get signatures to a petition against the reestablishing of saloons in their dry town. Their husbands refuse to sign it and raise an awful row. The next day, the ladies of the committee meet in parlor "A" of the leading hotel in the town, where they can consult without interruption. Their husbands also meet at the same time to play a quiet little game and engage parlor "B" of the same hotel. The ladies order tea. The men order wine, but because it is a dry town, the wine is served in a teapot. The two bell-boys carrying the trays meet in the hall and seeing the coast clear, lay the trays down and indulge in a game of crap. Hearing someone coming, they pick up the wrong trays and take them to the rooms. The women, thinking it is a new brand of tea, learn to like the wine and by the time the Temperance candidate arrives, they feel mighty fine and insist on singing. The husbands, who have become disgusted on finding their wine just plain tea, hear the singing and looking through the keyhole, are astonished to see their loving wives all making up to the Temperance man. The ladies leave the hotel for a spin in the waiting automobile, with its gaily flying banners "The Women's Temperance League." They shake hands with the colored porter and drive away. While the porter is getting over his astonishment the husbands, who have entered the room lately occupied by their wives, discover that their wives have been imbibing something stronger than tea. They resolve, one and all, to sign the petition and swear off drinking themselves.
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
