For He's a Jolly Good Fellow (1908)
This picture, true to life, shows the pretty interior of the home of a newly married couple. The wife, dressed becomingly, is awaiting the homecoming of her "lord and master." The table is tastefully arranged, his slippers, smoking jacket, pipe and tobacco are conveniently placed; in fact, every little detail is remembered. In every move love and devotion are expressed. In a swell café a crowd of sporty chaps are seen drinking and smoking; the door opens and a handsome but dissipated looking young man (the husband of the girl) enters and joins the party. A few drinks at the bar and a poker game is suggested; the husband demurs, but finally yields, after dispatching a note to his wife, stating that "business" detains him. The note is delivered, and the deluded woman bursts into tears at the disappointment. The husband with his friends proceed to a gambling house, where we see him drinking and playing furiously. One man, then another, leave the table, the husband remains and steadily loses. His last dollar goes; a friend is appealed to and lends him money. This also disappears and the loser falls despondently across the table, while the victor gleefully gathers in the money and departs with his friends. The young man finally awakens alone and "broke"; rushes madly home. It is long past midnight. Entering the dining room, everything is so thoughtfully arranged that the man bows his head in shame, buries his face in his wife's lap. She awakens, forgives him, while he vows never again to be a "jolly good fellow."
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GenresComedy
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