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  • Backward Sons and Forward Daughters (1917)
  • Short | Comedy, Short
Backward Sons and Forward Daughters (1917)
Short | Comedy, Short
Billy, supposed to saw wood, was possessed of other plans. He went fishing. Lucille was rich. She held a mortgage to the soil where Billy was fishing. The Bevans, proud parents of Billy, were about to be ejected. "I have a plan," said ...See moreBilly, supposed to saw wood, was possessed of other plans. He went fishing. Lucille was rich. She held a mortgage to the soil where Billy was fishing. The Bevans, proud parents of Billy, were about to be ejected. "I have a plan," said Lucille as she broke in upon them. "Your son", exclaimed the unhandsome spinster. They found Billy. But he had other plans. Billy took Lucille for a boat ride, during which he managed to drop her in the middle of the lake, a stone about her throat. Then he packed his belongings and beat it for town. In the hash house of the sweltering city he found employment and love, in the person of the proprietor's daughter. But Lucille, recovering, got on the job. Bill had no intention of giving up his sweetheart, but he could not confide to her that a former would-be flame devoured corn flakes at one of her father's tables. "Quick, a mustachio from the wigmaker", Bill appealed to a fellow slave. As they are cooing at the desk, Lucille has penetrated Bill's disguise and rushes toward him, throwing her self into his unwilling arms. "Out of my way", exclaims Bill, grabbing up about a dozen and a half plates, which he manipulates with telling effect. A marconi battle follows, with more dishes thrown and a complete demolishing of the place. Lucille goes back to the farm, much the worse for wear, and Bill takes into his arms the fair form of his beloved. The mortgage is lifted from the homestead, and Bill's parents welcome his bride. Lucille takes courage again in the smiles of a lean lodger, sure that he has at last found in her a much-needed and long-coveted meal ticket. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Phil Dunham
Writer
Roy Del Ruth
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Updated Sep 3, 1917
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Sep 3, 1917 (United States)

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