Volume II: Filmography

PLEASING UNCLE

(Princess)

January 15, 1915 (Friday)

Length: 1 reel (1,021 feet)

Character: Comedy

Cast: Boyd Marshall (Jack), George T. Welsh (his wealthy uncle), John Reinhard (George, Jack's friend), Muriel Ostriche (Muriel, George's wife who poses as Jack's wife), Ethel Jewett

SYNOPSIS, Reel Life, January 9, 1915:

"Jack's wealthy uncle threatens to cut off his allowance unless he marries and settles down. Jack writes Uncle John telling him that as he feared his marriage would not please him he had been keeping it a secret, but that now he is only too happy to be able to say that he has the dearest little wife in the world. Uncle telegraphs back that he is coming on immediately to make the young pair a visit. In his extremity, Jack prevails upon George, his best friend, to let him pass off Muriel, George's wife, as Mrs. Jack. Uncle is delighted with Muriel, and Jack is perfectly content - until his rich relative remarks that if only his nephew had a son and heir he would give him $50,000. The nephew manages to get the butler busy, and he goes out and borrows a baby. George, meanwhile, who has been palmed off as a boarder, is getting restless. It is something of a strain to have to see one's own wife willingly masquerading as the wife of one's best friend. So he contrives to put up a joke on Jack and Muriel. When Uncle is conducted to the supposed nursery to see the one precious infant, he is dumbfounded to find a roomful of babies. Then he begins to scent the joke, and the entire deception is unraveled."

REVIEW, The Morning Telegraph, January 10, 1915:

"Tired of seeing his pretty wife willingly posing as the spouse of his best friend in order to fool uncle, George resolves to play a trick on them. When uncle enters the nursery to see the baby Jack has sent the butler out to borrow, he finds the room full of babies, and in short order the whole deception comes out."

REVIEW, The Moving Picture World, January 30, 1915:

"Another variation of the old comedy, Jane, in which the nephew borrows a wife and child to deceive his trusting uncle. In this case a whole bedful of babies adds to the amusement of the story. An old theme well handled."

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