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Keeping an Eye on Father (1912)
Short | Comedy, Short

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Keeping an Eye on Father (1912)

Short | Comedy, Short

The children of Joshua Hamilton, a man of sixty, are afraid of his marrying again. They keep a close watch on him, but be escapes on several occasions, and gets in the company of ladies. Always sure to arrive on the scene, however, he is ...See moreThe children of Joshua Hamilton, a man of sixty, are afraid of his marrying again. They keep a close watch on him, but be escapes on several occasions, and gets in the company of ladies. Always sure to arrive on the scene, however, he is tormented by their surveillance. He gets a letter from a sister in the West, a woman the children have never seen. She tells him she is coming home for a visit. To get the best of his children, he proposes to meet her, and bring her home as his new wife. The plan works out all right and the children are filled with consternation. None of them, of course, will make up to the supposed new wife, and Mary, the daughter who lives with Joshua, leaves home. Joshua and his sister make love on the front porch, in daylight, and farther shock his children. But the worst comes when Joshua's sister receives a wire from her grown-up son, saying he will visit her. Joshua meets the man at the station, and proposes that he act the part of lover. The young man agrees, proceeds to the porch, makes love to his mother, is seen by Joshua's children, who are tickled to report the facts to their father. He appears to be very angry; rushes home, and accosts the couple on the porch. The sister and her son appear greatly frightened, and the children of Joshua enjoy the situation. Then the three conspirators explain the affair; the children are ashamed; and family equilibrium is at length restored. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Alec B. Francis Joshua Hamilton - Father (as Alexander Francis) Joshua Hamilton - Father (as Alexander Francis) See fewer	Oliver Twist (1933)
Julia Stuart Joshua Hamilton's Sister Joshua Hamilton's Sister See fewer	Life's Whirlpool (1916)
Guy Oliver Joshua Hamilton's Son Joshua Hamilton's Son See fewer	Only the Brave (1930)
Rolinda Bainbridge Mary Hamilton - Joshua's Daughter Mary Hamilton - Joshua's Daughter See fewer	The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga (1911)
Lamar Johnstone Joshua's Sister's Son Joshua's Sister's Son See fewer	The Ne'er Do Well (1915)