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Back to the Simple Life (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy

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Back to the Simple Life (1914)

Short | Short, Comedy

Mr. and Mrs. Van Dyke belonged to that curious group of people known as flat dwellers. They lived in a comfortable little apartment in the outskirts of the city, and were very happy. Unfortunately, they didn't know it. Mrs. Van Dyke had ...See moreMr. and Mrs. Van Dyke belonged to that curious group of people known as flat dwellers. They lived in a comfortable little apartment in the outskirts of the city, and were very happy. Unfortunately, they didn't know it. Mrs. Van Dyke had long cherished a desire to live in the country. Her imagination pictured the most charmingly Arcadian scenes wherein she and Van should live lives of angelic ease amid the peaceful clucking of chickens, and the lowing of kine. One day, overmastered by her desire, she went to a real estate agent, and told him exactly what she wanted in the way of a farm. The real estate agent nearly fainted, but his natural savoir faire came to his rescue and allowed him to brace up sufficiently to assure Mrs. Van Dyke. A few days later, the real estate agent sent word to Mrs. Van Dyke that he had exactly what she wanted. Mrs. Van Dyke was so delighted with the agent's glowing description that she persuaded her husband to rent the place on the spot. They made immediate arrangements for leaving, packed their furniture on an automobile van, and set out for their new home, without ever having seen it. When they did see it, they had their first real shock. To say that it was not exactly like the agent's description, is extremely mild. It was battered and weather-beaten, and tumbledown and everything else a self-respecting house should not be. After Van Dyke had fallen through the front porch; after they had wrestled vainly with a stubborn door; after they had suffered from the simple curiosity of their new neighbors; after they had attempted to cook their dinner on a smoking stove; after a night of inconceivable torment; after a two-mile walk for drinking water in the morning after all these things, the Van Dykes arrived at the sudden conclusion that the country was all very well in its way, so they went back to their apartment in the quiet, peaceful, city. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Tucker Mr. Van Dyke Mr. Van Dyke See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Sally Crute Mrs. Van Dyke Mrs. Van Dyke See fewer	The Widow's Breezy Suit (1915)
Elizabeth Miller Samanthy Samanthy See fewer	A Question of Hats and Gowns (1914)
Edward O'Connor Station Agent Station Agent See fewer	The Gilded Kidd (1914)
Julian Reed Real Estate Agent Real Estate Agent See fewer	The Parson's Button Matcher (1915)