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  • Puttin' It Over on Papa (1913)
  • Short | Short, Comedy
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Puttin' It Over on Papa (1913)
Short | Short, Comedy
Papa Sinclair, a prosperous farmer and very headstrong, refuses to accept Jack Wilcox, an artist, as his son-in-law, so Bessie Sinclair and Jack elope. After the wedding father is still obdurate, but Jack has a plan. Disguised as a ...See morePapa Sinclair, a prosperous farmer and very headstrong, refuses to accept Jack Wilcox, an artist, as his son-in-law, so Bessie Sinclair and Jack elope. After the wedding father is still obdurate, but Jack has a plan. Disguised as a farmhand, he secures a position on Papa's farm. The next day Bessie comes home with the story that Jack has deserted her. Papa says "I told you so." Several times in the course of the day he nearly catches his daughter in the arms of the new farmhand. At a barn dance in the evening. Papa introduces Jack to Bessie with the remark "If you had married a man like that I would have been glad." The young folks laugh. Jack removes his disguise and although be rants around for a while he admits the joke is on him and gives the couple his blessing. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Fred E. Wright
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Updated May 10, 1913
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May 10, 1913 (United States)

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Paul Panzer's primary photo
Paul Panzer
Papa Sinclair Papa Sinclair   See fewer
The Black Book (1929)
Pearl Sindelar's primary photo
Pearl Sindelar
Bessie Sinclair Bessie Sinclair   See fewer
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Rosa Gore
Mama Sinclair Mama Sinclair   See fewer
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