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Two Overcoats (1911)
Short | Comedy, Short

Two Overcoats (1911)

Short | Comedy, Short

In Solomon's clothing store he has in stock two overcoats of exactly the same make and pattern. He offers these for sale at an attractive price, placing them in a conspicuous place in front of his establishment to lure prospective ...See moreIn Solomon's clothing store he has in stock two overcoats of exactly the same make and pattern. He offers these for sale at an attractive price, placing them in a conspicuous place in front of his establishment to lure prospective purchasers. Michael Gallagher, who is passing by and in need of an outer garment, notices Solomon's display and after some dickering, buys one of the coats. Shortly afterward, bachelor Peter Dempsey happens along and takes a fancy to the remaining coat and Solomon makes another sale. Gallagher and Dempsey happen into the same restaurant at the same time. Finishing his meal, Gallagher leaves hurriedly and takes Dempsey's coat, quite naturally mistaking it for his own. When Dempsey is through with his meal, he puts on Gallagher's coat, quite satisfied that it is his own. That night Dempsey calls on his sweetheart, who admires his new overcoat, and as she helps him off with it, a letter in a woman's handwriting falls out of the pocket; she chaffs him about his correspondent and threatens to read it. Thinking it some business letter, he gives his permission. She opens it and to her horror finds it signed, "Your dear wife, Maggie," and speaks of the children. Dempsey is dumbfounded; she will not listen and drives him from the house. The exchange of overcoats gets Gallagher in wrong with his wife, who returns from the country and finds a letter in his pocket signed, "Your loving sweetheart, Norah." She berates him good and plenty, and poor Gallagher rushes from the house distracted. Gallagher and Dempsey meet in a saloon, where they have gone to drown their sorrows. They are immediately struck by the similarity of their overcoats; explanations follow, and all ends happily when they present themselves to Mrs. Gallagher and Norah, showing the "whys and wherefores" of the suspicion aroused in the minds of Gallagher's wife and Dempsey's sweetheart. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
John Bunny Michael Gallagher Michael Gallagher See fewer	Her Old Sweetheart (1912)
William Shea Peter Dempsey Peter Dempsey See fewer	Davy Jones' Parrot (1910)
Flora Finch Mrs. Maggie Gallagher Mrs. Maggie Gallagher See fewer	The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Kate Price Norah - Dempsey's Sweetheart Norah - Dempsey's Sweetheart See fewer	Quality Street (1927)
Mabel Normand Actress Actress See fewer	Mickey (1918)
Hal Wilson Actor (as Harold H. Wilson) Actor (as Harold H. Wilson) See fewer	Sundown (1924)