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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
His Hidden Purpose
1918 0h 15m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
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The movie starts out with Marie as The Girl in the Case in love with Neal Burns, “Her Sweetheart.” But her dad wants her to marry someone else (Chester Conklin) and takes her away on vacation to get her away from Her Sweetheart. He follows them, disguised as a widow. There is a genuinely funny scene where Marie is disguised as a man to go meet her boyfriend disguised as a widow, and slapstick happens which results in Chester being found in his underpants with the widow in a barn.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Chester Conklin
Albert Walrus - Who Lived by His Wits
Marie Prevost
The Girl in the Case
Gene Rogers
The Girl's Father Who Made Mistakes
Neal Burns
The Girl's Sweetheart
Slim Summerville
A Cop
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Edward F. Cline directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2108 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Chester Conklin and Marie Prevost and Gene Rogers carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0185362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 15 min · 0h 15m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Edward F. Cline
Production companies
Who made it
- MA
Mack Sennett Comedies
US
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1918-01-27
