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The Mix-Up at Murphy’s
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Edward Dillon

Cast: Edward Dillon

Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 13 August 1914; in a split-reel with Cheering Mr. Goodheart (1914). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? A farce comedy. The tramp who stole the chicken and was pursued into town where contractor Murphy was giving a costume party, had a series of mistaken identity incidents with the fiancé of Murphy’s daughter who makes up as a tramp for the party.

Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 29 August 1914, page ?] A laughable farce comedy. Murphy is giving a costume party. A tramp steals a chicken and being pursued mixes in with the mummers. A series of mistaken identity incidents go to make the fun. On the same reel with “Curing Mr. Goodheart.”

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 10 June 2024.

References: Spehr-American p. 3 : Website-IMDb.

 
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