Bringing Up Hubby's primary photo
  • Bringing Up Hubby (1914)
  • Short | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Primary photo for Bringing Up Hubby
Bringing Up Hubby (1914)
Short | 11 min | Comedy, Short
Mrs. Smith, intent upon bringing up her daughter, Cecil, who is about to be married to John, gives her a few practical directions about schooling a husband in the beginning, so that he will learn to love, honor and obey without question. ...See moreMrs. Smith, intent upon bringing up her daughter, Cecil, who is about to be married to John, gives her a few practical directions about schooling a husband in the beginning, so that he will learn to love, honor and obey without question. John does not really know that he has been selected for the bridegroom, as he is very bashful, but when he gets into the Smith home and the Smith child falls upon his neck, with a cinch that the Smith mother witnesses the proceeding, he is resigned to the fact that he is in to become a member of the family. The next scene shows that the Smith family hopes have been realized. Cecil has decorated every bit of furniture in the dining-room with bow ribbons, so that when John comes in he gets more or less fussed and tangled up. She hustles him into a smoking jacket, produces his slippers, and then he dutifully produces his pay roll. As he lays the bills upon the table, she daintily plucks off the large denominations and then pecks him a kiss. They go walking and he tries to stop at a cigar store for a smoke, but she bustles him along. She is saving his money, not. She appears at the house with a $40.00 hat that has been reduced to $38.88. She gives the usual fuss donation, but John's smile is worthless now, when he sees the feather bargain. He hardly has time to recover from the attack before she produces a beautiful bargain cloak that has a special discount of 68 cents. John looks and gasps wildly for air, and finally, as she drags him off to the opera, where tariffs are high, he conceives a plan of getting even. He invites her to refreshments after the opera. He sets up a game with the waiter. The bill for the luncheon is $8.50, and John, after assiduous "digging" in his dress jeans, can produce only a silver dollar and a Waterbury watch. So they are hauled off to the station house to think things over. This thoroughly reforms the wife, and John controls his own bank account thereafter. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
Read more: Plot summary
Writer
William E. Wing (scenario)
Producer
William Nicholas Selig
See all filmmakers & crew (3)
Trending

Become a member to see MOVIEmeter and news information about Bringing Up Hubby.
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 29, 1914
Release date
Jan 29, 1914 (United States)

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Bringing Up Hubby.

Cast

 + Add Cast
4 cast members
Name Known for
Tom Santschi's primary photo
Tom Santschi
John - the Bridegroom John - the Bridegroom   See fewer
King of the Wild (1931)
Harriet Notter's primary photo
Harriet Notter
Cecil Smith - the Bride Cecil Smith - the Bride   See fewer
Her Way (1913)
John Lancaster's primary photo
John Lancaster
Mr. Smith Mr. Smith   See fewer
Two Gay Dogs (1912)
Lillian Leighton's primary photo
Lillian Leighton
Mrs. Smith Mrs. Smith   See fewer
Parisian Love (1925)
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.

MOVIEmeter

Members only

Become a member to access additional data

Ratings Breakdown

+ Add external reviews