Baby (1915)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Short
Release: 1915-05-17
Director: Harry Myers
Writers: Samuel Greiner
Language: None | English
Stars: Harry Myers , Rosemary Theby , Mae Hotely
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Baby (United States of America) , Baby
Plot: Breakfast is ready and the wife patiently awaits her husband, who is shaving. While shaving he thinks of his baby and leaves his shaving to play with the baby. His wife calls impatiently. The husband rushes back to his shaving and is so startled upon hearing the angry tones of his wife that he cuts himself. Finally he comes down. Everything is cold, but he doesn't care. He is in such a hurry to get to the office that he fails to kiss his wife goodbye. At the office his manager is angered beyond words at Harry's non-appearance. Presently the door opens and Harry enters. The manager, Mr. Vale, scolds him. Harry tells him of his baby. Mr. Vale, in absolute disgust, goes to his desk. While absorbed in work, Harry takes his baby's photo, sees a vision of his wife and laughs aloud, Mr. Vale, annoyed, glares him back into his seat. The next day Harry's wife decides to cure him and telephones for a maid. When the husband returns at noon, he encounters many queer looking people entering his home. His wife selects one of the women. The husband rushes into the house and wifie tells him she is the new maid for the baby. He orders her out, but wife commands her to stay. He disinfects the maid for fear of contamination. At work again, he sees wild visions of the maid spanking the baby. In the midst of his work he rushes home only to find her feeding the baby. So overjoyed is he that he was mistaken that he remains at home playing with the baby until Mr. Vale phones him and says if he doesn't come back immediately he can look for another job. That afternoon his wife 'phones him to meet her at the theater. Upon his arrival at home, the baby again takes up his time, and he forgets completely about his wife, who, after waiting until 9 o'clock, goes home wild. She tells him that unless he leaves the baby alone entirely, she will leave him. He does not believe this, but when the maid informs him that his wife is packing, he rushes to her and promises. He lives up to his promise, never to enter the baby's room, but is so ill that he cannot eat or sleep. One night he goes to the baby's room. His wife awakens and follows him. Instead of the scolding, which he thinks he shall get, she whispers in his ear, and they joyously exit. Several days later, he is telephoned by the maid, who says, he is wanted home "by three." Thinking of course she means three o'clock, he explains to the clerks, that his wife is expecting a new baby, and cheerfully exits. Upon arriving at home and going to his wife's bedroom, he finds instead of one new baby, three of them. He falls out of the window.
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