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  • After the Reward (1912)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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After the Reward (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy
Walter Smithers and his wife prepared to visit her parents in the country. They write the old people a letter that they would like to see them, then start to pack. A girl friend of Mrs. Smithers drops in and agrees to feed the Smithers' ...See moreWalter Smithers and his wife prepared to visit her parents in the country. They write the old people a letter that they would like to see them, then start to pack. A girl friend of Mrs. Smithers drops in and agrees to feed the Smithers' dog while they are away. On the way to the train Smithers stops at the butcher shop and asks Schultz, the proprietor, to take a little meat up to the dog every day. The Smithers arrive at the country place and learn that the old folks have gone to the city to see them. They start back. Meanwhile, the girl friend comes to the Smithers' house to feed the dog, and Schultz, the butcher, does likewise. Owing to a newspaper notice of a strange couple breaking into houses to rob, each thinks the other a thief. The girl manages to chase out, hails a friend and sends her for a policeman. The cop arrives, arrests Schultz and hauls him off to the station. Another cop, seeing the girl trying to leave the back way, grabs her and takes her to the station. Meanwhile, the old folks are entering the Smithers' home when a policeman, mistaking them for the mysterious pair of thieves, hauls them to the station. Smithers and his wife, returning home, are amazed to see their dog in the company of a man and little girl on the street. Smithers has the man arrested for stealing the dog and all land at the station. Here a beautiful row ensues, all the prisoners clamoring for their release and trying to explain. Schultz recognizes Smithers, the girlfriend sees Mrs. Smithers and the mystery of feeding the dog is explained. Then the old folks are brought in. recognized, and the desk sergeant scratches the blotter again. The man arrested for stealing the dog proves to be a friend of the sergeant and is liberated after telling his story. Consequently the $50 reward for the capture of the real thieves is still being offered. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Archer MacMackin (unconfirmed)
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Updated May 17, 1912
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May 17, 1912 (United States)

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3 cast members
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