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  • Those Were Happy Days (1912)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
Those Were Happy Days (1912)
Short | Short, Comedy
It is springtime, and the flowers are in bloom and the woods and fields look inviting. Willie and Margery find the schoolroom hot and stuffy, and they do not wish to pursue their studies. Their parents intervene and they start to school ...See moreIt is springtime, and the flowers are in bloom and the woods and fields look inviting. Willie and Margery find the schoolroom hot and stuffy, and they do not wish to pursue their studies. Their parents intervene and they start to school with clean faces, but in rebellious spirits. On the way they stumble over a can of black paint. Margery has an inspiration and they act on it. They will feign illness in order to avoid going to school. The little girl proposes that they decorate their faces to indicate they are afflicted with measles. To think is to act, and they are soon tattooed in a manner to strike consternation to anyone beholding them. They wander into the school-room, take their seats, and soon attract the attention of the fussy old pedagogue. He examines their faces by the aid of a magnifying glass and is frightened. He hastily dismisses school, admonishing the other children to flee for their lives. He rushes to the huddle and seeks the services of a doctor. The parents of the children are notified, and a general hunt for Willie and Margery is instituted. The children wander away to a cool and sequestered spot and are enjoying themselves, eating a sumptuous lunch, when the party descends upon them, timid and apprehensive of being afflicted with the contagious disease. The parents are grief-stricken, but boldly approach and take the schemers in their arms. The paint rubs off by contact with their clothing and the ruse is discovered. Willie and Margery are soundly spanked and the procession of villagers wind their way homewards, filled with resentment. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Harry C. Mathews
Producer
Pat Powers
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Updated Jun 12, 1912
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Jun 12, 1912 (United States)

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Matty Roubert
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