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The Boob (1912)
Short | Comedy, Short

The Boob (1912)

Short | Comedy, Short

Joe Brooks, possessed with more than the average small town ambition, saves up his dimes and dollars until he has a fair sized bank-roll. Everything seems to point to an early wedding between Joe and Nellie Jones, the town belle, who has ...See moreJoe Brooks, possessed with more than the average small town ambition, saves up his dimes and dollars until he has a fair sized bank-roll. Everything seems to point to an early wedding between Joe and Nellie Jones, the town belle, who has shown a strong liking for him. Brooks has won her only after an extended wooing, during which his rival Frank Smith gradually slipped into second place in her affections. Nellie's happiness and faith in her sweetheart is shattered when he becomes enamored with Dolly Flasher, the coquettish leading lady of the Za Za Comedy Co., which makes its advent into the town about this time, carrying with it a raft of unpaid bills, sheriff's attachment papers, and a bevy of pretty girls. Dolly, seeing no other chance in sight, makes the most of her acquaintance with the "boob," in the hope of securing enough money to pay railroad fares for herself and the others back to New York. She uses all the coquettish art at her command and soon has the "boob" following her around like a trained puppy, much to the amusement of the other actors, and the jealous disgust of her regular show fellow. The scheme works and Joe "The Boob," supplies the necessary cash. Now thoroughly infatuated with Dolly, he follows her to the big city, where he succeeds in spending the remainder of his carefully saved bank-roll. When he has finally learned his lesson and is completely down and out, Dolly and her friends chip in and send him back home. He arrives just in time to see his one-time sweetheart, Nellie, and his former rival Frank, depart on their honeymoon, amid the merry banterings of their happy friends, and "The Boob," now sadder but wiser, turns away to start life anew. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Lester Cuneo Joe Brooks - the Boob Joe Brooks - the Boob See fewer	The Means and the End (1914)
Florence Dye Nellie Jones - the Village Girl Nellie Jones - the Village Girl See fewer	The Scapegoat (1912)
William Duncan Frank Smith - Nellie's Sweetheart Frank Smith - Nellie's Sweetheart See fewer	The Steel Trail (1923)
Myrtle Stedman Dolly Flasher - the Leading Lady Dolly Flasher - the Leading Lady See fewer	The Famous Mrs. Fair (1923)
Rex De Rosselli Mr. Jordon - the Company Manager Mr. Jordon - the Company Manager See fewer	Rescued by Wireless (1914)
Marshall Stedman Howard Heming - the Leading Man Howard Heming - the Leading Man See fewer	Between Love and the Law (1912)
Otis Thayer The Booking Agent (as Otis B. Thayer) The Booking Agent (as Otis B. Thayer) See fewer	The Scapegoat (1912)