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A Bag of Trouble (1916)
Short | Short, Comedy

A Bag of Trouble (1916)

Short | Short, Comedy

Even if he were certain that the act would cost him his life, Pokes would take a chance and flirt if a pretty girl happened to pass him. Therefore, it is nothing unusual when Pokes finds a beautiful handbag lying on the street that he ...See moreEven if he were certain that the act would cost him his life, Pokes would take a chance and flirt if a pretty girl happened to pass him. Therefore, it is nothing unusual when Pokes finds a beautiful handbag lying on the street that he should give it to the maid living next door and with whom he carried on a flirtation. Pokes little realized that this bag is one which his wife just purchased but lost on her return home. Later, however, when he meets Melba in the park, he regrets his hasty action in giving the bag to the maid and returns to gain possession of it. After securing the bag, Pokes meets Jabbs, the pride of the local police force, and terrified Pokes drops the bag and makes a hasty exit. Jabbs decides that the bag is just the thing he needs as a present for his wife in honor of her birthday. When the maid a few hours afterward espies Mrs. Jabbs displaying the bag, she recognizes it as the one which Pokes gave her, and sends him after Mrs. Jabbs to demand an explanation. Mrs. Pokes, in the meantime, having missed her bag, begins a frantic search for it and forces Jabbs to assist her. Coming upon Pokes and Jabbs struggling for possession of the bag, Mrs. Pokes proves her ownership to it and marches away in triumph, leading the unfortunate Pokes with her. Arriving home, she discovers that by mistake she has taken two bags, and sends Pokes back to the jeweler's with one of them. Pokes really intends to return it safely, but meeting Melba once more, he succumbs to her wiles and gives her the bag. But this time Mrs. Pokes catches him, and the result is anything but favorable to Pokes. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Bobby Burns Pokes Pokes See fewer	Ups and Downs (1915)
Walter Stull Jabbs Jabbs See fewer	Ups and Downs (1915)
Helen Gilmore Mrs. Pokes Mrs. Pokes See fewer	Tom Sawyer (1917)
Mabel Best Mrs. Jabbs Mrs. Jabbs See fewer	The Raid (1916)
Edna Reynolds The Maid The Maid See fewer	Pipe Dreams (1916)